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Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross

England

List entry 1015148

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1015148

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.1 hectares

Grid reference

SS 59967 12537

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross is a prehistoric burial mound located in Devon, England. The monument is a round barrow of Bronze Age date, representing a characteristic form of funerary monument constructed during the second millennium BCE. Such barrows typically consist of an earthen mound raised over a central burial or cremation, often accompanied by grave goods and surrounded by a ditch. The site's survival and designation on the National Heritage List for England reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Devon.

Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015148. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross?

Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross is a prehistoric burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015148.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross?

Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor 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 1015148.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross (0.1 km), Three bowl barrows 545m east of Cupper's Piece (2.4 km), Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece (2.7 km).

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Overview

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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.

Spotlight

A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.

Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross

0.1 km

Three bowl barrows 545m east of Cupper's Piece

2.4 km

Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece

2.7 km

Wayside cross socket stone at road junction 70m east of St Peter's Church

3.8 km

Churchyard cross 6m south of Dowland church

3.9 km

World War II air traffic control building 400m north west of Seckington Cross, on the former airfield of RAF Winkleigh

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross

Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross

ExeterRoman town · ~23.4 miles

Domesday entry for Riddlecombe, Devon →

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