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Summary

Most northerly of the linear group of seven bowl barrows on Broad Down. Large mound, flat topped, with a possible antiquarian excavation pit but no apparent surrounding ditch. Visible as a distinct earthwork mound on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1017642: Round barrow cemetery on Broad Down

Other References/Statuses

• MPP Archaeological Item Dataset: 144370
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/37
• Old SAM County Ref: 241C
• Old SAM Ref: 29634
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SY19SE 2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ministry of Public Building and Works, Southleigh and Fairway Group of Barrows on Broad Down (Schedule Document). SDV342868.

One of three northern members of a row of seven, rest destroyed. Part of the southern section of a Bronze Age cemetery extending to Farway Hill and Gittisham Hill.

Kirwan, R., 1868, Memoir of the Examination of Three Barrows at Broad Down, Farway, near Honiton, 634 (Article in Serial). SDV123831.

Worth, R. N., 1880, 2nd Report of the Barrow Committee, 139 (Article in Serial). SDV123157.

Fox, A., 1948, The Broad Down (Farway) Necropolis and the Wessex Culture in Devon, 18-19 (Article in Serial). SDV123165.

Other details: Barrow 44.

Grinsell, L. V., 1970, Discovering Regional Archaeology: South Western England, 22 (Monograph). SDV304192.

Robinson, R., 1982, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1982 (Un-published). SDV345608.

Site visit by Department of Environment Field Monument Warden on 7th July 1982.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982 - 1997, SY19SE2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV342963.

Site visit on 3rd February 1982. A circular bracken covered barrow, 13.5 metres in diameter and 0.8 metres high, with no ditch. The top is flat with a central depression, suggesting that it has been excavated. The sloping sides, 3.5 metres long, are relatively steep. Other details: Plan, site A.

Grinsell, L. V., 1983, The Barrows of South and East Devon, 34 (Article in Serial). SDV337013.

Site visit 17th July 1974. Heath. Flinty cairn. Hollow in centre. Other details: Barrow 29.

Robinson, R., 1986, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1986 (Un-published). SDV345664.

Site visit by Department of Environment Field Monument Warden on 6th March 1986.

Simpson, S. J. + Noble, S., 1993, Archaeological Survey and Management Study of Areas on Gittisham Hill, Farway Hill, and Broad Down, East Devon, 24 (Report - Survey). SDV123162.

Site visit 4th November 1992. Condition stable, under bracken.

Salvatore, J. P., 1997, Bowl Barrow, Part of a Linear Group on Broad Down, 144370 (Un-published). SDV342964.

Site visit 8th July 1997. Most northerly of the linear group of seven bowl barrows on Broad Down and one of the trio of three very visible mounds. It is a large mound, flat topped, with a possible antiquarian excavation pit; there is no apparent surrounding ditch. It has a height of 0.95 metres and a diameter of 14.5 metres. The actions of rabbit burrowing has revealed flint nodules used in the construction of the barrow.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1998, Round Barrow Cemetery on Broad Down (Schedule Document). SDV342874.

One of a group of seven bowl barrows in linear formation aligned north-south over a distance of 220 metres with no more than 35 metres between any two of the mounds. All of these barrows, with the exception of the southernmost, lie north of the east-west road which bisects Broad Down. The three northernmost barrows of the linear group all have visibly defined mounds and have not suffered from the same degree of ploughing as others in the group, although one of them has a deep unfilled antiquarian excavation trench running across it. The remainder have been reduced in height whilst the rim of the southernmost barrow is barely visible at ground level. The height of the mounds within the linear group varies between 0.15 metres and 1.5 metres and their diameter varies between 12.5 metres and 27 metres; at least one of the group was found to have had a surrounding quarry ditch and was reported in excavation as having an overall diameter of 36 metres.

Manning, P. T., 2002, Barrows on Ball Hill (Correspondence). SDV342958.

A survey undertaken by Exeter Archaeology, after ploughing just east of the barrow group in July 2002, found no damage to this group.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 19, Part 1; 138, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 365 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Flat topped barrow of flint and earth, with dished top from possible 19th century excavation. 12.5 metres–13 metres diameter x 0.9 metre high. No apparent ditch.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 365 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 365 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 345 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Flat topped barrow 12.5 metres–13 metres diameter by 0.9 metres high. Scheduled Monument.

English Heritage, 2009, Heritage at Risk Register 2009: South West, 96 (Report - non-specific). SDV342694.

Extensive significant problems. Principal vulnerability arable ploughing.

English Heritage, 2010, Heritage at Risk Register 2010: South West, 87 (Report - non-specific). SDV344777.

Ordnance Survey, 2010, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV344030.

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.

A distinct earthwork mound is visible.

Sims, R., Knight, S. & Houghton, E., 2020-2021, East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV363914.

The barrow is visible as a distinct circular earthwork mound circa 14m across with an indented top, on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8340 - East Devon AONB Lidar Assessment and Desk based Assessment

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