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Monument Number 1488998
Hob Uid: 1488998
Location : Devon North Devon Brayford
Grid Ref : SS6988337115
Summary : A large, low mound is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork south of Silkwood Top, Brayford. Its location on a false crest, facing south, suggests it may be the remains of a Bronze Age funerary monument, possibly a barrow. The feature is likely to have been heavily reduced by ploughing, and further study is required to establish a precise identification and date.
More information : A large, low mound is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork south of Silkwood Top, Brayford. Centred at approximately SS 6988 3711, close to the summit of Silkwood Top, the mound measures approximately 17 metres across. Its location on a false crest, facing south, suggests it may be the remains of a Bronze Age funerary monument, possibly a barrow. The feature is likely to have been heavily reduced by ploughing, and further study is required to establish a precise identification and date (1).

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : RAF CPE/UK/2082 4057-58 19-MAY-1947
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Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Round Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Uncertain
Display Date : Uncertain
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Monument Type : Mound
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SS 63 NE 77
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2007-04-01
End Date : 2009-07-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 1488998