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<< Text Pages >> Elburton Burial Mound - Round Barrow(s) in England in Devon

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Elburton Burial Mound
Country: England County: Devon Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Plymouth  Nearest Village: Elburton
Map Ref: SX526538
Latitude: 50.365594N  Longitude: 4.073867W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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A large round barrow attached to a flat cemetery. The cemetery contained Bronze Age burials in urns. An application for scheduling by English Heritage has been turned down.

When Persimmon Homes built the new properties in the area, they first allowed an archaeological dig to assess the site. As a result, the dig revealed an early Bronze age “flat cemetery”, containing burial urns, which still held the remains of the deceased. The urns were carbon dated to have been from between 2050 and 1500 BC. One contained the cremated remains of a woman estimated to be in her 30s, while another held a woman aged around 18 and a third urn contained the remains of a toddler.

The urns have been displayed in Plymouth museum’s prehistory gallery.

Further examination of the quarry forest revealed a large burial barrow, the exact location of which has been kept secret. A flat cemetery attached to a barrow is rare in the South West. The barrow would have been built for an important person of high status.

Note: Petition set up to protect Bronze-Age burial mound in Plymouth, see the comments on our page for all the details
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Petition to protect the Bronze Age Burial Mound at Elburton, Plymouth by Scheduling by Andy B on Friday, 22 August 2014
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The burial mound at Elburton, Plymouth is considered the city's most important Bronze Age site and fears that landscaping works may destroy part or all of the mound, calls for the English Heritage to step in and schedule this important site.

Excavations in the 90's revealed a Bronze Age flat cemetery directly in relation to the large barrow, which is a rare occurrence in the South West.

At present Plymouth City Council are unable to physically prevent the owner from developing the land and any action that does occur will only transpire after the event.
Therefore to prevent this from happening we call on the English Heritage to schedule this site as an ancient monument, in order to protect not only the burial mound but the important information that it holds for future generations.

Sign the petition here
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/68520
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Row over damage to Elburton ancient burial site and protected trees rolls on by Andy B on Friday, 22 August 2014
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A Bronze-age burial mound at risk of destruction may not be of “national” value – but is definitely of “local and regional importance” according to English Heritage.

A furore has blown up after residents in Elburton were dismayed to see part of dense protected woodland hacked down in late July and diggers roll onto the site, which sits behind Misterton Close and Alexandra Close.

Renowned local archaeologist Win Scutt, applied to English Heritage to have Bronze Age barrow within the site scheduled as an ancient monument.

However, a spokesman for English Heritage said that after careful consideration the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport agreed with their advice that the barrow “did not have enough archaeological or historic interest to merit scheduling at a national level.”

The spokesman added that the decision not to add it to the Schedule of Ancient Monuments was made “because the much wider funerary landscape which would have surrounded it has since been lost to a housing development, so the site's archaeological potential is limited.

“Given that over 30,000 round barrows are known to survive, only the best surviving examples are selected for scheduling.”

However, English Heritage has confirmed that the burial site is still of great importance locally.

The spokesman said: “It is however acknowledged that the barrow is of local and regional importance and any surviving archaeology can be appropriately dealt with in the planning process.”

Mr Scutt has now said he aims to appeal English Heritage’s decision not to schedule the barrow.

Read more in the Plymouth Herald
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Row-damage-Elburton-ancient-burial-site-protected/story-22753537-detail/story.html
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Archaeologist fears diggers could destroy rare ancient burial site in Plymouth by Andy B on Friday, 22 August 2014
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An archaeologist fears one of the city’s “most important early bronze age sites” is being put at risk by unauthorised landscaping.

The land, near Moorcroft quarry in Plymstock, is currently covered by a wide ranging Protection Order, and is believed to be the location of a rare and previously unrevealed ancient burial site.

Quarry owners Bardon Aggregates were inundated with complaints by residents about earth movers and trees being felled on its land behind Woodland Avenue in Plymstock in late July.

But the company has revealed it had sold the large area of woodland at the end of last year.

The new land owner is Peter Bowden, owner of RPB Vehicle Solutions in Cattedown, who owns a property adjacent to the land.

Plymouth City Council’s planning chiefs, alerted by residents’ concerns, paid a a site visit which has confirmed a large number of protected trees have been cut down and cleared away, while what appears to be a road is being built through the land. In addition, the large fence which was put in place by Bardon Aggregates to prevent access to the quarry has been ripped down and a large gate put in its place, along with a sign.

A Plymouth City Council spokeswoman said: “We were recently made aware of works being carried out on protected woodland off Alexandra Close in Plymstock and as a result our tree protection and planning officers carried out a visit last week.

“We are actively investigating the situation and the owner has been advised that no further trees are to be removed without specific agreement from the Council. Permission has been given for one partially fallen tree to be removed. No planning applications have been received for the woodland site.”

Renowned local archaeologist Win Scutt fears a unique and to-date untouched burial site in the area may be irreparably damaged unless work is halted.

Read more in the Plymouth Herald
http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/Archaeologist-fears-diggers-destroy-rare-ancient/story-22051836-detail/story.html
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    Re: Archaeologist fears diggers could destroy rare ancient burial site in Plymouth by Anonymous on Friday, 07 July 2023
    What was the outcome where the owner of the land Peter Bowden was advised by the council no further trees were to be cut down. Is there any update whether planning for the woodland site was submitted. I am aware Mr Bowden bought further land in Colesdown Hill - the area adjacent to Saltram Estate and despite two previous applications (by his son’s girlfriend) being turned down, the Council surprisingly approved his application to turn his private land into a gypsy site. Previous environmentalists and conservationists objected, but change of Council leadership and change of Committee resulted in approval.
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