MDE1260 - Bronze Age burial cairn on Pig Hill (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
(SS 7522 4473) Tumulus (NR) [1] Pig Hill. A bowl barrow 6 paces in diameter and 1 3/4 feet high. [2] A cairn, now overgrown with peat, but with a strong stone content and one upright slab protruding near the centre. Measurements as above. Published 1:2500 Survey correct. [3] A subcircular, turf covered, prehistoric cairn, centred at SS 7522 4473 is situated on a level shelf on the northwest facing slopes of Pig Hill.The cairn is 5.8 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres high; it has been straightened or truncated on its northern side, where there is also a small animal scrape which has exposed the core of the mound. The stone referred to by [3] could not be located, although a single recumbant earthfast stone was noted on the southeast corner of the mound. [4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6] The cairn is depicted and labelled on 2021 MasterMap data. [7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <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. 112.
- <3> SMO7320 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N.V.. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 24 September 74.
- <4> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 26 April 1994.
- <5> SEM8496 Report: Davies, W.. 2017. A Paleofluvial and Paleoecological Investigation of the Farley Water River Valley, Exmoor.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35253, Extant 18 May 2021.
- <7>XY SEM340794 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap data. 1:2,500. [Mapped feature: #47221 ]
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=35253 (Pastscape entry: 35253)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR (Devonshire): SS74SE/12
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 12274
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20348
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SE16
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35253
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7522 4473 (15m by 15m) |
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Map sheet | SS74SE |
Civil Parish | BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
May 18 2021 4:41PM
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