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Bowl barrow 130m north east of Burston Cross is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The barrow survives as a rounded earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type built during the Bronze Age for the interment of high-status individuals. Such monuments are typically positioned in prominent locations across the landscape and often occur in groups or cemetery complexes. This example forms part of the broader Bronze Age ceremonial landscape of Devon and remains a significant archaeological record of prehistoric burial practice in the region.
Bowl barrow 130m north east of Burston Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015152. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 130m north east of Burston Cross is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015152.
Bowl barrow 130m north east of Burston Cross 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 1015152.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm (0.7 km), Ring ditch 150m north of Natson Farm (0.8 km), Wayside cross 100m north west of East Langford (0.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 130m north east of Burston Cross's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow 130m north east of Burston Cross stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.