Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 400m WSW of Starved Oak Cross

Bowl barrow 400m WSW of Starved Oak Cross

England
List entry 1010643
Nation
England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 400m WSW of Starved Oak Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. The monument consists of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as communal or individual burial monuments across southern England. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England and represents the funerary practices of the prehistoric communities that inhabited Devon during the second millennium BCE. Like many surviving barrows in the region, it contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ceremonial landscapes in the south-west.

Bowl barrow 400m WSW of Starved Oak Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010643. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 400m WSW of Starved Oak Cross?

Bowl barrow 400m WSW of Starved Oak Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010643.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 400m WSW of Starved Oak Cross?

Bowl barrow 400m WSW of Starved Oak 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 1010643.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 400m WSW of Starved Oak Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Nicholas' Priory (6.3 km), Hall of the Vicars Choral, South Street (6.3 km), Roman baths (site of), The Deanery (6.3 km).

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