Broadsands Chambered Tomb
  Shown within Devon | |
| Location | Broadsands |
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| Region | Devon |
| Coordinates | 50°24′19″N 3°33′33″W / 50.405280°N 3.559266°WCoordinates: 50°24′19″N 3°33′33″W / 50.405280°N 3.559266°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| OS grid reference | SX 89319 57329 |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1958 |
| Archaeologists | Ralegh Radford |
The Broadsands Chambered Tomb is a Neolithic burial chamber located on a slope overlooking Broadsands Beach. It is listed as a Scheduled Monument by English Heritage and was first listed in 1957.[1]
Description
The tomb is currently a part of a hedge bank, situated on hilly farmland between Broadsands Beach and the tracks of the Dartmouth Steam Railway. The tomb comprises a megalithic chamber and has a single entrance passageway. It was originally set within a cairn, part of which survives to the present day.[1] During excavations it was found to contain the fragmentary remains of two adults and a child along with pottery shards from the Neolithic era.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chambered tomb, 630m north west of Elberry Farm, Torbay - 1019132 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
Further Reading
- The chambered tomb at Broadsands, Paignton. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society 5 pages 147–66 by Ralegh Radford, 1958.
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