Site Event/Activity record EEM14909 - 2019: TS - Brightworthy Barrows
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hazel Riley
Date
August/September 2019
Description
A metric survey of two Bronze Age barrows on Withypool Common, Exmoor, carried out in August and September 2019. The work was undertaken to inform conservation works to one of the features. The results of the survey suggest that one "barrow" is in fact a platform cairn with retaining stone kerb and a central mound, and the other is a ring cairn with a mound in the northeastern quadrant. Barrow C could not be located; the area was noted to contain the remains of disused peat cuttings and large patches of thick rushes.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SEM340814 Report: Riley, H.. 2019. Metric survey at Brightworthy Barrows, Withypool and Hawkridge, Somerset, Exmoor National Park: Project report. Hazel Riley.
Location
| Location | Brightworthy Barrows, Withypool Common, Withypool, Somerset |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SS 8175 3509 (160m by 15m) (3 map features) |
| Map sheet | SS83NW |
| Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MSO8666 Brightworthy Barrows: Three Bronze Age barrows on Withypool Common (Monument)
Record last edited
Jan 24 2022 10:22PM