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| HER Number: | MDV10811 |
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| Name: | Barrow on Broad Down |
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Summary
Possible site of a barrow as recorded on the OS 6" 1963 map, original source unknown. No earthworks are visible on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 175 942 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY19SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Farway |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FARWAY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Prehistoric barrow on northern side of Broad Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/22
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133800.
Osa=sy19se18.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133801.
Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)35 no 42.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV133802.
Simpson, s. J. + noble, s. /archaeological survey and management study of areas on gittisham hill, farway hill, and broad down, east devon/(1993)/(emafu report 93.38).
Simpson, S. J. + Noble, S., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV99275.
'tumulus - site of,' marked on os 6" 1963. Osa comments 'not shown on plan of known barrows, nor mentioned in text (i. E. By fox, pdas 1948)'. Appears on os 6" 1906 (os). Vis=17/7/1972 (grinsell) no sign. On os 6" as site only, authority unknown.(grinsell). Vis=19/11/1975 (os) the site is inaccessible under dense gorse cover. Vis=3/2/1982 (os) not visible. Site still covered. Vis=4/11/1992 (simpson + noble) (if correctly identified) stable. Slight, possible mound. Some gorse bushes and blackberry bushes and a small tree growing on it. Some scrub may have been cleared in recent years. Other patches of very dense gorse in this field (simpson + noble).
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 342 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Possible site of barrow. Marked on Ordnance Survey 1963 map but original source unknown. Slight possible mound. Still marked on modern map.
Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1794 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.
There are no visible earthworks.
Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.
There are no visible earthworks, indicating that barrow has been ploughed out.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV133800 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV133801 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV133802 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 342. |
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| SDV359714 | Cartographic: Bluesky International. 2016. LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects. Not applicable. Digital. LIDAR SY1794 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016. |
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| SDV363914 | Interpretation: Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E.. 2020-2021. East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment. Digital. |
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| SDV99275 | Migrated Record: Simpson, S. J. + Noble, S.. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 29 2021 9:34AM |
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