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| HER Number: | MDV4441 |
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| Name: | Rock Outcrop near Kipling Tors, Westward Ho! |
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Summary
Previously reported barrow subsequently identified as a rock outcrop.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 423 285 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotsham |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ABBOTSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/90/18
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- NATURAL FEATURE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Haswell, B. W., 1975, Interim Report on Sites Located and Surveyed by Major B.W. Haswell on Tors Top, Westward Ho! (Un-published). SDV340139.
Oval barrow 22.5m by 9m lying partly under a hedge, with a kist 9.5m by 2.5m. No.17 on plan.
Bayer, O. J., 1996, Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location, Abbotsham 13 (Undergraduate Dissertation). SDV319515.
Natural feature shown to be a rock outcrop.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 161 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Feature identified as barrow. Subsequently shown to be natural rock outcrop.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319515 | Undergraduate Dissertation: Bayer, O. J.. 1996. Barrows in the Torridge District of North West Devon: A Study in Distribution and Location. University of Leicester Dissertation. A4 Stapled + Digital. Abbotsham 13. |
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| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 161. |
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| SDV340139 | Un-published: Haswell, B. W.. 1975. Interim Report on Sites Located and Surveyed by Major B.W. Haswell on Tors Top, Westward Ho!. A4 Stapled. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 31 2025 1:13PM |
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