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| HER Number: | MDV78749 |
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| Name: | Possible Ring Ditch at Barton Farm |
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Summary
Possible ring ditch with central pit, identified by geophysical survey, may represent a Bronze Age barrow with burial pit.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 456 207 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Monkleigh |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MONKLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric ring ditch north west of Barton Farm
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Exeter Archaeology, 2006, Archaeological assessment of Barton Farm, Monkleigh, North Devon, 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV337524.
In the southern part of Area 1 a series of weak sub-surface anomalies (8, 9 and 10) forming a sub-circular feature have been identified, which combined may represent the ring ditch of a ploughed out barrow (Bronze Age burial mound) with a central burial pit (11). Other details: Figure 9.
Heard, H., 2006, Monkleigh, North Devon, 6 (Report - Geophysical Survey). SDV337523.
Anomalies 8, 9 and 10 may represent weak evidence for a curvilinear anomaly. Anomaly 11 may indicate a discrete cut feature of archaeological origin. Other details: Figures 6-7.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337523 | Report - Geophysical Survey: Heard, H.. 2006. Monkleigh, North Devon. Stratascan Report. J2219. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6. [Mapped feature: #105571 ] |
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| SDV337524 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2006. Archaeological assessment of Barton Farm, Monkleigh, North Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.81. A4 Stapled + Digital. 11. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV73061 | Related to: Field Boundaries to the north of Barton Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4095 - Monkleigh Barton Geophysical Survey
- EDV4125 - Monkleigh Barton Geophysical Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 24 2020 8:15AM |
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