MDE20284 - Bronze Age bowl barrow on Farley Hill (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 7529 4585. A ditchless, heather covered, bowl barrow, 7.0 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high, with a central mutilation 1.0 metres square by 0.4 metres deep. Located during field investigation. Surveyed at 1:2500. [1] Centred at SS 7529 4585 on the gently southwest sloping saddle of Farley Hill is a well preserved barrow. It is 6.2 metres in diameter and 0.8 metres high. A central, sub rectangular, sharp sided excavation pit is visible. It measures 1.3 metres by 0.8 metres and is 0.3 metres deep. [2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [3]
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SMO7325 Unpublished document: STONE, J.W.. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division field visit, F1 , 2 October 1974. [Mapped feature: #46917 ]
- <2> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 16 November 1993.
- <3> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35139, Extant 6 December 2021.
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 12231
- Devon SMR: SS74NE/522
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE1232
- Local List Status (Candidate)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NE13
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35139
Location
| Grid reference | SS 7529 4585 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS74NE |
| Civil Parish | BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2021 1:41PM
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