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| HER Number: | MDV41388 |
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| Name: | Barrow or World War II Installation on Broad Down |
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Summary
Vis=-/-/1991 (pearce). An almost circular, flat pale green patch of short grass with no heather, gorse or coarse weeds. Several flat stones showing through grass. Possible ditch visible. Surrounding area rough and moorland with gorse and heather. Distance from trig point 127m, from road 52m. Diameter 10m.(worksheet). Vis=4/11/1992 (simpson + noble) patch of green grass. Diam 10m (simpson + noble). Vis=4/11/1993 (simpson + westcott) circular area of modern debris (bricks, pipes, concrete etc) located at sy17119375. Probably the remains of wwii installation (simpson + westcott). Vis=visible on raf verticals.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 171 937 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SE/138
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW? (Early Bronze Age to World War II - 2200 BC (Between) to 1945 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV100381.
Des=worksheet(pearce 1991).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV100382.
Simpson, s. + westcott, k. A. /a fieldwalking exercise on broad down, farway/(1993)2/(emafu report 93.76).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV100383.
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).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV100384.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk 1974/(11/4/1947)/dcc 38/37.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV533.
Vis=-/-/1991 (pearce). An almost circular, flat pale green patch of short grass with no heather, gorse or coarse weeds. Several flat stones showing through grass. Possible ditch visible. Surrounding area rough and moorland with gorse and heather. Distance from trig point 127m, from road 52m. Diameter 10m.(worksheet). Vis=4/11/1992 (simpson + noble) patch of green grass. Diam 10m (simpson + noble). Vis=4/11/1993 (simpson + westcott) circular area of modern debris (bricks, pipes, concrete etc) located at sy17119375. Probably the remains of wwii installation (simpson + westcott). Vis=visible on raf verticals.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 334 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Circular patch of grass within area of rough gorse/heather may represent barrow site. Circular area of modern debris at SY1711 9375 probably remains of WWII installation.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV100381 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV100382 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV100383 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV100384 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| 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. 334. |
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| SDV533 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 24 2023 4:10PM |
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