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Bowl barrow 220m east of Rectory Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Devon, England. The monument takes the form of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork, a common burial type constructed during the Bronze Age across southern England. Such barrows typically contained cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the interred individual. This example contributes to the archaeological landscape of Bronze Age funerary practice in the region, though like many barrows of its type and age, detailed records of any excavation or finds remain limited in the available scholarly record.
Bowl barrow 220m east of Rectory Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017964. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 220m east of Rectory Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017964.
Bowl barrow 220m east of Rectory Farm 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 1017964.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upcott Barrow (2 km), Foxhole Barrow (2.2 km), Bowl barrow 620m north of Higher Eworthy (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 220m east of Rectory Farm'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 220m east of Rectory Farm stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.