MDE13264 - Bronze Age burial cairn on North Molton Ridge (Monument)

Summary

A Bronze Age burial cairn, 17 metres in diameter and 0.7 metres high, has been subject to disturbance. There is no visible indication of a surrounding ditch.

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  • None recorded

Full Description

The southernmost of two barrows on the northeast of Barcombe Down is visible on aerial photographs dating to 1977, at c. SS 7643 3184. [1-3] A Bronze Age cairn measuring 17 metres in diameter and 0.7 metres high. It is generally flat topped but has been subject to disturbance. There is no visible indication of a surrounding ditch. [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. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS7631c.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. MAM/12/047 (May 1977).
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR SS7631 SF 1507/330 (24 April 1979).
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 12 January 1995.
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1053788, Extant 6 October 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Devon SMR Monument ID: SS73SE/523
  • Devon SMR: 17859
  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20473
  • Local List Status (Candidate)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 73 SE41
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1053788

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Grid reference SS 7640 3177 (point) Surveyed
Map sheet SS73SE
Civil Parish NORTH MOLTON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Oct 6 2021 2:11PM

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