Site Event/Activity record EMO4972 - 1906: Eval - Martinhoe Common

Technique(s)

Organisation

Not affiliated

Date

July/August 1906

Description

An examination of three barrows on Martinhoe Common by Rev JF Chanter with Captain H Fargus and Rev RW Oldham in July and August 1906. The barrows which showed the least signs of interference were examined in July and August 1906, with trenches 2 feet 6 inches wide driven in at ground level. The material appeared to have been disturbed and consisted of stones and peaty soil indiscriminately mixed up in approximately equal proportions, with only a few bits of charcoal recovered. The barrows were suggested to have originally consisted of small cairns of stones over internment pits, with a cover of turf and soil.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Hanford Worth, R.. 1907. Twenty-sixth report of the barrow committee. Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advmt of Sci. 39. pp 82-83. 82-83.
  • <2> Article in serial: Grinsell, L.V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. 124.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 636686, Enhanced 28 April 2021.

Map

Location

Location Martinhoe Common, Martinhoe, Devon
Grid reference Centred SS 6715 4845 (79m by 41m)
Map sheet SS64NE
Civil Parish MARTINHOE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Seven Bronze Age barrows on Martinhoe Common (Monument)

Record last edited

May 3 2021 9:44PM