MDE1195 - Bronze Age bowl barrow on Bray Common (Monument)
Summary
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Protected Status
Full Description
SS 7255 3769 Tumulus (NR). [1] "High Bray No 9", bowl barrow visited by Grinsell in April 1949.The barrow is 17 paces in diameter and 1 and a half feet high. [2] A bowl barrow up to 18 metres across and 0.6 metres high. Published survey 1:2500 revised. [3] A Bronze Age barrow, as described above, is clearly visible on aerial photographs as a sub circular earthwork measuring approximately 17.5 metres in diameter. It is part of a group of at least five barrows situated on high ground north of North Twitchen, Brayford. [4-5] When observed in 1979 the barrow was in fair condition. Grazed and therefore subject to minor trampling. (6) A field visit in 1982 saw no change to the barrow. Field is rough pasture. [7] High Bray barrow. Located to the south of SS73NW/504 (?). Probably lowered by cultivation. No obvious ditch, margined with a growth of rushes. [source unknown] A site visit by the Field Monument Warden of the Department of the Environment was undertaken in 1982. [8] The monument is mentioned in 1936 in Grinsell's The ancient burial mounds of England. [9] The site is visible on the Ordnance Survey 6 inch map of 1905. [10] A colour photograph of the barrow is visible on a slide. [11] The Scheduled Monument Condition Assessment of 2009 gave the site a survival score of 3. [12] The site was surveyed in April 2015 as part of the 2015 Exmoor Scheduled Monument Condition Assessment. It was given a survival score of 0. [13] The site is depicted and labelled "Tumulus" on 2020 MasterMap data. [14]
Sources/Archives (14)
- <1> SEM7220 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
- <2> SEM6798 Article in serial: Grinsell, L.V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. p 122.
- <3> SMO7308 Unpublished document: Fletcher, M.J.. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, 4 March 1973.
- <4> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1501 4046-47 (13 May 1946).
- <5> SMO7572 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 73 NW. MD002189.
- <6> SEM7777 Unpublished document: Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology. 1979. Field Notes.
- <7> SEM7780 Unpublished document: Bovey & Timms. 1982. Site Visit Field Notes.
- <8> SDE7946 Unpublished document: Weston, S.. 1982. Department of Environment Field Monument Warden visit.
- <9> SSO1226 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1936. The ancient burial mounds of England. P. 137.
- <10> SEM7770 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905. 6 Inch Map: 1905. 1:10560. 11NW.
- <11> SDE60844 Photograph: Anonymous. Slides. colour slide.
- <12> SEM7402 Report: Bray, L.S.. 2010. Scheduled Monument Condition Assessment 2009, Exmoor National Park.
- <13> SEM8278 Report: Gent, T. and Manning, P.. 2015. Exmoor National Park Scheduled Monument Condition Survey 2015.
- <14>XY SEM8817 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap data. 1:2,500. [Mapped feature: #42020 ]
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7254 3769 (25m by 25m) |
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Map sheet | SS73NW |
Civil Parish | HIGH BRAY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Civil Parish | BRAYFORD, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=35034 (Pastscape entry: 35034)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 727
- Devon SMR: SS73NW/505
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20079
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO56
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 73 NW9
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 35034
Record last edited
Sep 22 2020 12:37PM
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