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Summary

Prehistoric Barrow 'C' , one of four barrows near Dornafield Farm which is visible as an earthwork mound on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Location

Protected Status

• SHINE: Prehistoric barrow south east of Dornafield Farm
• Scheduled Monument 1003825: Four barrows near Dornafield Farm

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 446288
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NW/3
• Old SAM County Ref: 276
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX86NW14

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NATURAL FEATURE? (Unknown date)
• BOWL BARROW (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ministry of Works, Four Barrows near Dornafield Farm (Schedule Document). SDV311936.

Four barrows near Dornafield Farm.
Barrow c); 80 feet (24.38 metres) diameter by 3 feet (0.91 metres) high. Ploughed down with a pipeline laid right across the middle. Other details: Monument 276.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3208-09 04-NOV-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352344.

A sub-circular earthwork mound is visible.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1952 - 1954, SX86NW14 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346671.

Bronze Age bowl barrow near Dornafield Farm. Grass covered mound 28.0 metres diameter by 0.6 metres high with no trace of a berm or ditch but it has been ploughed. Pipeline runs through centre

Moxon Browne, K. E., 1975, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV346674.

Barrow south-south-east of Dornafield Farm. Field recently ploughed. Low mound surmounted by a roughly circular area of disturbed furrows, half-turned turves and stones. Circular stoney area showing amongst a young cereal crop.

Gray, V., 1978, Ancient Monuments Wardens Report Form (Report - non-specific). SDV346675.

Part c): 80 feet diameter by 3 feet high under grass for beef cattle. Other details: Scheduled Monument 276.

Grinsell, L. V., 1983, The Barrows of South and East Devon, 38 (Article in Serial). SDV337013.

Under grass. Diameter conjectural as site blends with surroundings. Natural or artificial? situated in valley.

Robinson, R., 1984, List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984 (Un-published). SDV343082.

Site visited on 19th January 1984.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8468 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A sub-circular earthwork mound is visible.

National Monuments Record, 2011, 446288 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346673.

Mound which could be a Bronze Age barrow.

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

'Mound' shown on modern mapping circa 10 metres to the south of the scheduled area. Map object previously based on this Source.

Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.

An earthwork is shown in this location.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2018-2019, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M) (Interpretation). SDV361305.

A sub-circular earthwork mound, circa 20m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on a plateau to the south of the Old Orchard House, Ipplepen. It has been interpreted as a possible Bronze Age barrow, however, a broad and slight earthwork hollow that surrounds the mound, circa 10m wide, may also suggest the earthworks here are of natural origin. The earthwork mound is shown on the Ordnance Survey 2018 MasterMap.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV311936	Schedule Document: Ministry of Works. Four Barrows near Dornafield Farm. The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap.
SDV337013	Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1983. The Barrows of South and East Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 41. Paperback Volume. 38.
SDV343082	Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1984. List of Field Monument Warden Visits 1984. Lists of Field Monument Warden Visits. Printout.
SDV346129	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV346671	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1952 - 1954. SX86NW14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV346673	National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 446288. National Monuments Record Database. Website.
SDV346674	Worksheet: Moxon Browne, K. E.. 1975. Worksheet.
SDV346675	Report - non-specific: Gray, V.. 1978. Ancient Monuments Wardens Report Form. Department of Environment. Foolscap.
SDV352344	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1824. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/CPE/UK/1824 RP 3208-09 04-NOV-1946.
SDV360652	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV361305	Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2018-2019. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 1, Haldon Ridge to Dart Valley (AI&M). Historic England Research Report. Digital.
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SDV361470	Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2017. LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX8468 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113175 ]

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7515 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey (Ref: ACD1748)

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