Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBarrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge

Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge

England
List entry 1015921
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015921
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
ST 54015 52388
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge, is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Somerset. The monument survives as an earthwork of archaeological importance, representing the funerary practices of the Bronze Age period when such barrows functioned as elite or communal burial monuments across the landscape. The site's preservation in the archaeological record makes it a valuable record of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary customs in the region. Its formal designation on the National Heritage List for England reflects its status as a protected ancient monument of historical and archaeological significance.

Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015921. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge?

Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge, is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015921.

Who is responsible for protecting Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge?

Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge 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 1015921.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Badger Hole, Wookey (4.5 km), Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (4.5 km), Two bowl barrows 550m south west of Haydon House (5.9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge

Barrow, 350m east of Harptree Lodge stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.