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Summary

One of two bowl barrows on Riddlecombe Moor.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1015147: Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross
• SHINE: Two prehistoric barrows north of Winkleigh Moor Cross

Other References/Statuses

• MPP Archaeological Item Dataset: 139551
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS61SW/2
• Old SAM Ref: 28606
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS51SE6
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS61SW2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry (Unattributed Sites and Monuments Register Entry). SDV263.

One of two round barrows on Riddlecombe Moor. Of no great height, possibly explored at some earlier date.

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, The Barrows of North Devon, 109 (Article in Serial). SDV7849.

Site visit in 1969. Barrow diameter 30 paces, height 2 feet. Very flat on top.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1973, SS51SE6 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340068.

Site visit 12th February 1955. One of two barrows. Diameter c.23m, height 1m. A low mound conspicious only because of grass discolouration.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1973, SS61SW2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV340072.

Site visit 19th September 1973. A flat topped bowl barrow up to 28m diameter and 0.7m high.

Gerrard, H., 1995, Round Barrow 200m NNW of Winkleigh Moor Cross (Un-published). SDV340071.

Site visit 22nd November 1995. Round barrow survives as a circular flat topped mound with a diameter of 27.2m standing up to 0.6m high. A slight central hollow indicates partial early excavation or robbing. The ditch from which construction material was quarried surrounds the barrow and survives as a 1.12m wide and 0.3m deep hollow on the east side and elsewhere it is preserved as a buried feature. Other details: AI number 139551.

Department of National Heritage, 1996, Bowl Barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross (Schedule Document). SDV340073.

Department of National Heritage, 1996, Bowl Barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross (Schedule Document). SDV340074.

Smith, R. P., 2013, Coldharbour Farm, Ashreigney, Torridge, Devon: Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Wind Turbine, 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV354451.

Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.

Tumulus marked in field opposite Mudhouse Farm.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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