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Summary

Barrow described as large hole (presumably thought to be an excavated barrow) 5 metres diameter by 1.4 metres deep, surrounded by bracken covered bank 0.6 metre high with external ditch.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19NW/103

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Wardle, C. J., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117727.

Vis=2/9/1991 (wardle) large hole, 5m diam, surmounted by ring of bracken on a bank with external ditch. Bank 0.6m high. Depression 1.4m deep. Appears to be an elongated entrance to w (wardle).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV131015.

Des=wardle, c. J. /(2/9/1991)/worksheet in pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV131016.

Simpson, s. J. + noble, s. /archaeological survey and management study of areas on gittisham hill, farway hill, and broad down, east devon/(1993)17/(emafu report 93.38).

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

Vis=3/11/1992 (simpson + noble) not located (simpson + noble).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 122, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 281 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

SMR records site of barrow in 1991, described as large hole (presumably thought to be an excavated barrow) 5 metres diameter by 1.4 metres deep, surrounded by bracken covered bank 0.6 metre high with external ditch. Possible elongated entrance to west. The feature described was not located during the field survey. Much of Gittisham Hill is covered in extraction pits/hollows and adjacent spoil heaps (see site 297). The nearest feature to grid reference given was located at grid reference SY 14663 96927 and consisted of roughly triangular hole circa 10 metres by 8 metres by 1 metre deep, surrounded by spoil.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 281 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 281 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2503 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Possible (?excavated) barrow site.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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