H.E.R. record

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Long barrow on Penn Hill. 130ft long and 30-20ft wide. Orientated E-W (T218). Maximum height 5.5ft. Not on the crest but a little way down the S slope. Distinct traces of a ditch along the N side while below on the S it looks like the soil had been scooped out to put on the barrow. No evidence of chambers. Was used as a tank obstacle in the war. Rabbit burrows suggest that it is composed of earth with few stones. {1}

120ft long and 33ft wide and 5.5ft high (St Cuthbert Out I). There are side ditches which are not parallel but widen towards the SW. {3}

40m long and 0.7m high. Probably, though not certainly, a long barrow. The barrow at the E end (PRN 24357) may originally have been part of the long barrow as there are traces of a trackway between the two. {4}

Substantial mound 32m long, 16m wide and 3m high. Ditch on the N side 3m wide and 0.25m deep and on the S partly infilled. {5}

Extension of transmitting station did not affect the site. {6}

The barrow is under excellent grass cover except on the S side where erosion by sheep is apparent. It is hoped to repair this in the autumn. {7}

A long mound 40m by 10.5m. Rabbit burrowing and sheep erosion suggests that it is an unchambered mound composed of earth and small stones. The barrow was used for tank training in WW2 but is well preserved. At the east is another mound which may have originally been part of the main mound although it was certainly separate by 1881. The site was surveyed by fluxgate gradiometer but the presence of the nearby transmitter precluded any useful results. {8}

Scheduling affirmed with new national number on 9 April 2001 (was Somerset 86). {9}

The Neolithic long barrow, described above in (1) to (9) and centred at ST 5633 4868, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs.

The barrow is defined by a long oval mound, measuring up to 46m by up to 14m in width. Narrow ditches are visible on either side of the mound which measure up to 47m in length.

A sub-circular mound is located immediately to the east of the long barrow (PRN 24357) and may once have been part of it. {10}

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