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Bowl barrow 220m east of Spry's Shop Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a round barrow cemetery in Devon. The monument is a bowl barrow, a type of burial mound characterised by a circular earthwork with a central raised dome, typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. As a component of a larger barrow cemetery, it represents a significant concentration of prehistoric burial activity and demonstrates the ritualistic and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in the region. The barrow survives as an archaeological monument and forms part of the designated heritage landscape of Devon's archaeological resource.
Bowl barrow 220m east of Spry's Shop Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020077. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 220m east of Spry's Shop Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a round barrow cemetery in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020077.
Bowl barrow 220m east of Spry's Shop Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery 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 1020077.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 350m south east of Sandymoor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.5 km), Bowl barrow 540m south east of Sandymoor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.9 km), Bowl barrow 770m south east of Sandymoor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (1.2 km).
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