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Summary

Earthwork banks and a ditch of a Bronze Age barrow are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on a hilltop within Denbury hillfort, Denbury and Torbryan.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1003857: Denbury camp
• Scheduled Monument 1003857: Denbury camp
• Scheduled Monument 1003857: Denbury camp
• SHINE: Denbury Hillfort. Early Iron Age (possible evidence for medieval use) oval, double ramparted hillfort with outer western enclosure and two barrows within the interior south west of Denbury

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 446227
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NW/8/1
• Old SAM County Ref: 126
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX86NW1
• SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BARROW (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2200 BC to 700 BC (Between))

Full description

Ministry of Works, Denbury Camp, Torbryan (Schedule Document). SDV346724.

Within Denbury Camp are two large tumuli. Other details: Monument 126.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Western of two 'Tumuli' shown on 19th century map in 'Denbury Camp' with a 'Stone' shown in the centre.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Two 'Tumuli' shown in 'Denbury Camp' on early 20th century map. The triangulation point is shown to the north-west of this barrow.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1960, SX86NW1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV346727.

Barrow within Denbury Camp. Very spread and mutilated, maximum height 1.3 metres, the northern extremity being completely destroyed. No trace of ditch.

Gray, V. K., 1979, Denbury Camp (Personal Comment). SDV338330.

Two tumuli within Denbury Camp. A broken granite block standing in a shallow pit mey be the remains of a triangulation point. Other details: Monument 126.

Grinsell, L. V., 1983, The Barrows of South and East Devon, 43 (Article in Serial). SDV337013.

Site visited on 21st July 1972. In dense wood and covered with bees and nettles, 27 metres diameter.

Griffith, F. M., 1983, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV346730.

Apart from the disturbance and inserted stone the condition of this barrow is stable. Under dense undergrowth it does not appear 'very mutilated' and the absence of a northern edge appears to be because it 'grows out' of a slight rise in the ground against the slope.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX8168 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

Earthworks of a bank and ditch are visible.

Knowles, A., 1999, Landscape Archaeology Questionnaire. Denbury (Un-published). SDV338335.

National Monuments Record, 2011, 446227 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346728.

Two Bronze Age barrows.

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

Western of two 'Tumuli' shown on modern mapping. Map object previouslybased on this Source.

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.

Earthworks of a bank and ditch of a Bronze Age barrow are visible on digital images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017, on a hilltop within Denbury hillfort (MDV8603), Denbury and Torbryan. The earthworks comprise a sub-circular shaped mound, circa 26m in diameter, with a shallow semi-circular shaped outer ditch, circa 7m in width, partly enclosing the mound to the south. To the north of the mound is a low crescent shaped bank tentatively interpreted as eroded barrow material caused by ploughing or tree disturbance. The earthworks correspond with the western of two ‘Tumuli’ shown in this location on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of the late 19th century, with that to the immediate east recorded as MDV8605. A further barrow is located to the west as MDV37461. The earthworks are not visible on other available aerial imagery owing to dense tree cover of Denbury Down Plantation.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV337013	Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1983. The Barrows of South and East Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 41. Paperback Volume. 43.
SDV338330	Personal Comment: Gray, V. K.. 1979. Denbury Camp. Ancient Monuments Wardens Report Form. A4 Single Sheet.
SDV338335	Un-published: Knowles, A.. 1999. Landscape Archaeology Questionnaire. Denbury. Devon Archaeological Society Questionnaire. A4 Stapled.
SDV346129	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital).
SDV346724	Schedule Document: Ministry of Works. Denbury Camp, Torbryan. The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap.
SDV346727	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1960. SX86NW1. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV346728	National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 446227. National Monuments Record Database. Website.
SDV346730	Personal Comment: Griffith, F. M.. 1983.
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 SX8168 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017. [Mapped feature: #113149 ]

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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