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Summary

Haldon. In 1773, workmen found an urn in a large oblong stone heap, from which they had been taking flints to repair the kenneford-newton bushel(abbot) road. The tumulus is situated near the kenneford road, to the e of the 8th. Milestone from exeter. The urn was 1.22m deep, let into a pit, and covered with a flat stone. The workmen broke the urn which contained ashes and bone fragments. A second urn was found about 4m from the first, and a third about 3.5m from the second. Both contained black greasy ashes and splintered bone, and were badly decayed. The first urn is made of dark greyish clay, glazed with a brighter brown and decorated (worth).

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Bronze Age barrow south of Thorns Cottage

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88SE/20

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Vis=17/8/1982 (os) apparent site of barrow now covered by forestry track.

OSA SX88SE11, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV284363.

Vis=25/6/1953 (os) area planted with conifers. Tumuli almost certainly destroyed (osa sx88se11).

OSA SX88SE21, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284365.

Area to east under young conifers; area to west revealed no remains (osa sx88se21). [nb: reason for os duplication unknown].

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284367.

Polwhele, r. /history of devonshire/(1797)154-6.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284368.

Worth, r. N. /tda/11(1879)151-2/1st. Report of the barrow committee.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284369.

Osa=sx88se11.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284370.

Osa=sx88se21.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284371.

Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)31.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV284372.

Des=griffith, f. M. /as above/(6/9/1999).

Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV677.

Vis=1/9/1999 (griffith) the probable site of this barrow located at above ngr, lying about 5m west of the forestry track, under trees and scrub. Its condition is fairly mangled, which would be consonant with the information above. Apparent size c.15m diam, c.0.7m high (griffith).

WORTH, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV6808.

Haldon. In 1773, workmen found an urn in a large oblong stone heap, from which they had been taking flints to repair the kenneford-newton bushel(abbot) road. The tumulus is situated near the kenneford road, to the e of the 8th. Milestone from exeter. The urn was 1.22m deep, let into a pit, and covered with a flat stone. The workmen broke the urn which contained ashes and bone fragments. A second urn was found about 4m from the first, and a third about 3.5m from the second. Both contained black greasy ashes and splintered bone, and were badly decayed. The first urn is made of dark greyish clay, glazed with a brighter brown and decorated (worth).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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