Scheduled MonumentsEnglandAn enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill

An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill

England
List entry 1014252
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill in Devon. The site comprises an earthwork enclosure with two associated bowl barrows, a common funerary form of the Bronze Age period. Such barrow cemeteries on elevated locations like Gittisham Hill reflect the ritual and settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in Devon, with multiple burial monuments clustered together suggesting repeated use of significant landscape locations across generations. The monument survives as an archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practice and territorial organisation in the region.

An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014252. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill?

An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014252.

Who is responsible for protecting An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill?

An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1014252.

What other scheduled monuments are near An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 100m south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (2 km), Two bowl barrows on the parish boundary to the south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (2 km), Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (2.4 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around An enclosure and two bowl barrows 180m east of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill