A HISTORY OF DEVONSHIRE 



PoLTiMORE. — A barrow is in Mincimore Copse. This is near the supposed site of the battle between 



King Ethelred's troops and the Danes, a.d. iooi.^ 

 Rose Ash. — A tumulus lies to the SE. of West Catkill and E. of Catkill Cross ; and others to the 



W. of Ditchett Moor and Great Ash Moor, to the NE. of Great Ash Cross. 

 Shaugh Prior. — One tumulus is on Lee Moor ; one on Hentor Warren ; one to the E. of Lang- 

 combe Head ; and another near Great Gnat's Head. One lies to the S. of Lee Moor ; and 



another called ' Emmet's Post,' is to the S. of Shaugh Moor, NE. of Blackaton Cross. 

 Shebbear. — A barrow lies on the borders of the parishes of Shebbear and Peters Marland. 

 Sheepstor. — Several tumuli, one of them being known as ' Giant's Basin,' lie to the W. of Whitten 



Knowles Rocks. Others are on Ditsworthy Common, NW. of Giant's Hill, and on 



Ringmoor Down. 

 South Brent. — ' Eastern White Barrow ' is situated on Zeal Plain ; * Western White Barrow ' 



on Brent Moor, S. of the ' Abbots' Way ' ; and ' Knatta Barrow ' to the S. of Petre's Pitt. 



Barbed spear-heads have been found in Bloody Pool, on the edge of Dartmoor. 

 SouTHLEiGH. — TumuH lie to the W. and the NW. of Bullhall Wood ; and ' Stone Barrow,' on 



Lovehayne Farm, in a field called ' Stone Barrow Plot,' f of a mile from Blackbury Castle, 



was opened in 1859, when a cinerary urn and flint implements were found ; ^ another, 



destroyed in 1763, contained nearly a hundred Roman chisels for stone cutting. 

 South Tawton. — One barrow is on Cawsand Hill, and another near Taw Marsh. 

 SuTCOMBE. — 'High Barrow Tumulus' is situated at Highbarrow Cross, NW. of Highbarrow Farm ; 



and another tumulus to the N. of Brendon. 

 Templeton. — Tumuli lie to the S. of Gibbet Moor Little Plantation. 

 ToRBRYAN. — Two large tumuli are within the area of Denbury Camp. 

 Trentishoe. — ' Trentishoe Barrows ' are on Trentishoe Down. 

 TwiTCHEN. — 'Twitchen Barrows' are on Twitchen Ridge, to the N. of Blindwell. 

 Ugborough. — 'Three Barrows,' 'Ugborough Beacon,' and one large tumulus NE. of Creber's 



Rock, are on Ugborough Moor. Tumuli lie to the N. of Cuckoo Ball, several others to the 



W. of Western Beacon, and one by Black Pool. 

 Uplyme. — ' Trinity Beacon ' is on Trinity Hill. 

 Upton Pyne. — ' Three Barrows ' are situated to the SW. of Stevenstone, and one near ' No Man's 



Chapel,' to the S. of Shute. 

 Venn Ottery. — Tumuli are to be seen on Venn Ottery Hill, 

 Walkhampton. — A number of tumuli are on Walkhampton Common ; and one barrow is close to 



Eylesbarrow Tin Mine. 

 Werrington. — One barrow to the SE. of Langdon and Beals. 

 West Anstey. — ' West Anstey Barrows ' are on West Anstey Common, to the S. of Anstey 



Money Common ; and other tumuli are on Woodland Common, near Ridges Road. 

 West Buckland. — ^Tumuli are situated on Stoodley Down, SW. of Tossels Barton. 

 WiDECOMBE IN THE MooR. — ' Single Barrow,' ' Two Barrows,' and ' Hameldown Beacon ' are on 



Hamel Down. Other tumuli are found on Blackslade Down ; one on Corn Down, another 



on Cator Down, and ' Broad Barrow ' is also in this parish. 

 WiTHERiDGE. — Two large tumuli are on West Yeo Moor to the N. of Dart Raffe Moor ; another 



on the same moor is to the E. of West Yeo Moor Cottages. Others occupy various positions 



on Witheridge Moor, one near Witheridge Moor Cross, one to the SW. of Ellworthy Cross, 



and two others to the SE. of the same cross. 



HUT CIRCLES 



AsHBURTON. — Horridge Common. 



Brendon. — Brendon Common, between Hoaroak Water and Farley Water ; Cheriton Ridge, on 

 two spots. 



BucKFASTLEiGH. — Near River Mardle ; near Snowdon Brook. 



Chagford. — NW. of Metherall, near South Teign River ; on Thornworthy Down, NE. of Fern- 

 worthy ; S. of Yardworthy ; E. of Chagworthy Common ; NE. of Chagford Common and 

 others between Common and Shovel Down ; on Bush Down, SE. and E. of North Walla 

 Brook. 



CoRNWoOD. — W. bank of River Erme ; on Penn Moor ; E. of Harford Moor and W. of River 

 Erme ; E. of Dendle's Waste and Yealm River ; E. of Penn Moor ; S. of High House Moor, 

 and N. of Ford Waste. 



Countisbury. — On Cosgate Hill. 



Dean Prior, — Hickaton Hill ; others near Huntingdon Ford on River Avon. 



' Angl.-Sax. Chrm. anA. Florence of Wore, under the year looi. ' Journ. Brit. Arch. Assoc, xviii, 58. 



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