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> SMO7156 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> SEM6798 Article in serial: Grinsell, L.V.. 1970. The Barrows of North Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 28. 124.
- <3> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 636686, Enhanced 28 April 2021.
Location
Location | Martinhoe Common, Martinhoe, Devon |
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Grid reference | Centred SS 6715 4845 (79m by 41m) |
Map sheet | SS64NE |
Civil Parish | MARTINHOE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MDE1021 Seven Bronze Age barrows on Martinhoe Common (Monument)
Record last edited
May 3 2021 9:44PM