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Bowl barrow 240m south east of Upcott Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. The monument comprises a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age when such mounds were raised over cremated or inhumed remains. Its positioning within the Devon landscape reflects the typical distribution of Bronze Age burial sites across the region. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork, contributing to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in Devon.
Bowl barrow 240m south east of Upcott Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020068. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 240m south east of Upcott Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020068.
Bowl barrow 240m south east of Upcott 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 1020068.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 380m south west of Upcott Cross (0.4 km), Bowl barrow 430m north west of Upcott Cross (0.7 km), Hilltop enclosure 100m north east of Castle Farm (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 240m south east of Upcott 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 240m south east of Upcott Cross stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.