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Somerset Historic Environment Record
| Site Name: | Barrow, Small Down Camp, Evercreech | ||
| SCHEDULED MONUMENT: | Small Down Knoll camp [No:257] | ||
| Civil Parish: | Evercreech | ||
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| Grid Ref: | ST 6662 4063 (ST 64 SE) | ||
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As far as we are aware this site is open to the public at certain times. (Open Access Land, expires 30/09/06). [Information last updated on 14 May 2003]
Possible simple bowl barrow or natural mound 50ft diameter and 3ft high (T400). {1}
Barrow 14 paces diameter and 3ft high (Evercreech 12). Skinners no 1. {2}
Opened by Skinner - primary series collared urn inverted, half full of ashes 4ft from the top and resting on a stone slab. Urn given to Rev Jacob Fussell (1788-1867), Rector of Doulting, who presented it to Taunton Museum in 1865. {3}
Also excavated by H. St. G Gray in 1904 (his no 7). He found parts of a red earthenware pitcher probably left by Skinners party. {4}
Mound 13m diameter and 1.75m high with good turf cover. {5}
Scheduled as AM 257n. Contained within hillfort (PRN 23483) and barrow cemetery (PRN 23502). {10}
| 1 | Mention - University of Bristol Spelaeological Society, Tratman's barrow catalogue. Record ID: T400 |
| 2 | Mention - Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological. Nat. History. Soc. Grinsell, L.V 1971 "Somerset Barrows, part 2" vol 115, 106 |
| 3 | Historical reference - BM Skinner ms 33698 folio 73, 77, 79 and 93 (17.07.1827) |
| 4 | Description - Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological. Nat. History. Soc. Gray, H. St. G 1904 "Excavations at Small Down Camp...1904" vol 50, 38-9 |
| 5 | Detailed records - HBMC Field Monument Wardens report (SCC Planning Department) |
| 6 | Detailed records - Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division 1966 ST64SE6 (SCC Planning Department) |
| 7 | Map - Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological. Nat. History. Soc. Grinsell, L.V 1971 "Somerset Barrows, part 2" vol 115, 81 |
| 8 | Map - Historic Environment Service 1:1250 HBC 2.021.-1 |
| 9 | Mention - Abercromby, J 1912 "Bronze age pottery of Great Britain...", 2 and 115 |
| 10 | Personal communication - Dennison, E Somerset County Council 13.04.87 |
| 11 | Museum accession number - Somerset County Museum |
| 12 | Archive - SANHS, Taunton |
Record created in May 1985
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