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| HER Number: | MDV6792 |
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| Name: | Barrow 700 metres south of Grey Wethers, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Barrow of 5.0 metres diameter by 0.2 metres high located 700 metres south of Grey Wethers. Excavations in the late 19th century exposed a pit containing a little charcoal. The feature has not been relocated
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 639 825 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/37/15
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX68SW18
- Pastscape: 443939
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BARROW (Constructed, Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1898, 5th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee, 113 (Article in Serial). SDV265401.
A barrow 700 metres south of Grey Wethers. Excavations in 1897/8 exposed a pit containing a little charcoal. Diameter 4.9 metres, height 0.2 metres
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1995 -3365-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Photograph taken on 13th April 1947.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX68SW18, SX68SW18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV242901.
A barrow 700 metres south of Grey Wethers which plots somewhere amongst the hut circles. Excavations in 1897/8 exposed a pit containing a little charcoal. Diameter 4.9 metres, height 0.2 metres (citing Baring-Gould).
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 145 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Visited on 4th July 1976. The barrow could not be located among the hut circles.
Fletcher, M., 1990, Field Investigation; Hut Circle Settlement south-south-east of Grey Weathers (Report - Survey). SDV242905.
Visited on 3rd September 1990. The barrow was not identified within the hut group; it may however, in its disturbed (excavated) state, now be indistinguishable from one of the huts. A further table of information on the settlement is held in the archive.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 158, 242,Map 35, Site 9 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Lade Hill Brookhead cairn at SX638824 of 5.0 metres diameter by 0.2 metres high. Cairn excavated in 1898 by the Dartmoor Exploration Committee somewhere in the vicinity of the settlement 700 yards south of Grey Wethers has not been relocated. A pit below the cairn contained nothing but a small amount of wood charcoal.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 158, 242,Map 35, Site 9. |
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| SDV242901 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX68SW18. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX68SW18. |
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| SDV242905 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 1990. Field Investigation; Hut Circle Settlement south-south-east of Grey Weathers. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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| SDV265401 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1898. 5th Report of the Dartmoor Exploration Committee. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 30. Unknown. 113. [Mapped feature: #44068 ] |
| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 145. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1995 -3365-6. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6777 | Related to: Hut circle settlement west of Lade Hill Brook and south-east of Sittaford Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6777 | Related to: Hut circle settlement west of Lade Hill Brook and south-east of Sittaford Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6777 | Related to: Hut circle settlement west of Lade Hill Brook and south-east of Sittaford Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV6777 | Related to: Hut circle settlement west of Lade Hill Brook and south-east of Sittaford Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8534 - Cairn south of Grey Wethers
- EDV8650 - Great Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2023 9:28AM |
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