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HER Number:MDV12172
Name:Mound, North Molton

Summary

Mound, possibly a barrow, North Molton.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 727 315
Map Sheet:SS73SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishNorth Molton
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTH MOLTON

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthworks of Bronze Age barrow on Bampfylde Hill

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS73SW/41

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • MOUND (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1004.

Site of bowl barrow on bampfylde hill. Vis=24/9/1961(grinsell) a vague stoney patch sixteen paces in diameter and one foot high. A barrow is shown at this site on an old map. Vis=7/3/1973(os) a vague unsurveyable rise at the siting may represent the site of a barrow but this cannot be authenticated. Grinsell's "north molton 18".

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV78396.

Osa=ss73sw5.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV78397.

Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/28(1970)126.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1004Migrated Record:
SDV78396Migrated Record:
SDV78397Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV135606Related to: Barrow south of Honeywins Cross, North Molton (Monument)
MDV135605Related to: Barrow south of Rews Cross, North Molton (Monument)
MDV135604Related to: Barrow south-west of Rews Cross, North Molton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 10 2025 1:45PM