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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bursdon Moor Barrow CemeteryCountry: England County: Devon Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Kilkhampton Nearest Village: Tosberry
Map Ref: SS2611220257
Latitude: 50.955439N Longitude: 4.477199W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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ArchieRob visited on 6th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 3
Walking the area and examining aerial photographs shows 3 (possibly 4) at the NW, a group of 4 to the SE and 1 at the S of the area of moorland immediately S of a pull-in.
All appear as areas of greener grass amidst the moorland vegetation with protruding gorse bushes atop them and are fairly low/ploughed down although easy enough to spot on the aerial views.
Historic England lists a dispersed barrow cemetery on Bursdon Moor in three groupings, these are:-
Four bowl barrows on Bursdon Moor, 270m North West of Summerville Cross
Three bowl barrows and one bell barrow on Bursdon Moor situated 670m north east of Lutsford Cross
I have not found the entry for the Southern group yet.
Of the NW group of 4, the highest is described as 0.8m high and several have traces of surrounding quarry ditches that are likely preserved below the ground. These have the official list entry number of List Entry Number: 1019257.
Of the E Group of 4 is noted as up to 0.9m high and again some have traces of surrounding ditches remaining although the growth of vegetation will limit much visibility in summer.
These have the official list entry number of List Entry Number: 1019258.
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