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| HER Number: | MDV103198 |
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| Name: | Mound East of Hempster Farm |
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Summary
A mound visible as a roughly circular earthwork and parchmark on aerial photographs of 1989 onwards to the east of Hempster Farm might be the remains of a round barrow of Bronze Age date. The parchmark measures up to 24 metres in diameter and remains visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in May 2007.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 556 442 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS54SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Berrynarbor |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BERRYNARBOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOWL BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1989, OS/89114, NMR OS/89114 686-687 04-MAY-1989 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350315.
A low mound and parchmark can be seen in a field east of Hempster Farm.
Next Perspectives, 2007, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5544 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV350196.
The mound remains visible as a cropmark.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S., 2011 - 2012, North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV349018.
A mound visible as a roughly circular earthwork and parchmark on aerial photographs of 1989 onwards, on north facing slopes circa 220 metres to the east of Hempster Farm, might be the remains of a round barrow of Bronze Age date. The parchmark measures up to 24 metres in diameter and remains visible on digital images derived from aerial photographs taken in May 2007. The cropmark might support the interpretation that the centre of the earthwork has been disturbed. It might be an extreme outlier of the barrow cemetery on Berry Down to the south-east and possibly is located on a false crest as viewed from the combe to the north-west.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349018 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S.. 2011 - 2012. North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. ACD383/2/1. Digital. |
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| SDV350196 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: SS5544 03-MAY-2007. |
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| SDV350315 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89114. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). NMR OS/89114 686-687 04-MAY-1989. [Mapped feature: #62685 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6132 - North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty NMP Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2016 11:33AM |
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