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Summary

Flat topped barrow on gentle east slope. Visible as a subtle earthwork mound on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1014248: A bowl barrow 460m NNW of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill
• SHINE: Prehistoric barrow on east side of Gittisham Hill

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19NE/43
• Old SAM Ref: 27403

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

AM, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV122537.

Estimated -/-/1995 (ancient monuments) bowl barrow of evenly rounded profile, 12m in diam, c.0.9m high. Does not appear to have been surrounded by a ditch (am).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV122539.

Osa=sy19ne1/plan.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV122540.

Grinsell, l. V. /pdas/41(1983)36 no 5.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV122541.

Simpson, s. J. + noble, s. /archaeological survey and management study of areas on gittisham hill, farway hill, and broad down, east devon/(1993)14/(emafu report 93.38).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

10/11/1975 (os) a round flat topped mound. Diameter 10m, height 0.9m. Centre appears to have been disturbed.

Simpson, S. J. + Noble, S., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV99275.

2/11/1992 (simpson + noble) stable; bracken covered (simpson + noble).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 24, Part 1; 131, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 312 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

Flat topped barrow on gentle east slope, covered in grasses. Mound 12 metres northeast-southwest by 9.5 metres northwest-southeast overall (including area of damage) by 0.7 metre maximum height. Approximately 2 metres of east side of mound has been damaged relatively recently and reduced almost to ground level.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 312 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 312 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 544 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Barrow 12 metres diameter by 0.9 metre high. Scheduled Monument.

English Heritage, 2011, Heritage at Risk Register 2011: South West, 91 (Report - non-specific). SDV355280.

Generally satisfactory but with significant localised problems. Declining. Principal vulnerability plant growth.

Bluesky International, 2016, LiDAR DTM data (0.5m resolution) Blackdown Hills and East Devon AONBs: 3 transects, LIDAR SY1596 Bluesky International DTM 30-APR-2016, 04-MAY-2016 and 27-JUN-2016 (Cartographic). SDV359714.

A subtle 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 subtle earthwork mound circa 10m across on images derived from lidar data captured in 2016.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

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