MDE20710 - Prehistoric ring cairn on Rowley Down (Monument)

Summary

A small ring bank shows well on an aerial photograph taken in 1947.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A small ring bank shows well on an aerial photograph taken in 1947. [1,2] The bank is not shown on Ballment's 1797 plan of Rowley Down. [3]

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1980.3094 (April 1947).
  • <2> Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS6543c.
  • <3> Map: Ballment, R.. 1797. Plan of Rowley Down.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Devon SMR Monument ID: 17964
  • Devon SMR: SS64SE/76
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 6588 4323 (point) (Aerial survey)
Map sheet SS64SE
Civil Parish PARRACOMBE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Aug 30 2016 3:06PM

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