© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Bowl barrow 520m west of Higher Welsford is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. The monument consists of a earthen mound of circular plan, characteristic of the bowl barrow type which was a common funerary structure during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the deceased. The site forms part of the broader Bronze Age archaeological landscape of Devon and contributes to understanding prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the south-west of England.
Bowl barrow 520m west of Higher Welsford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017138. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 520m west of Higher Welsford is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017138.
Bowl barrow 520m west of Higher Welsford 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 1017138.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 700m NNW of West Greadon (3.1 km), Two round barrows on Shortstone Moor (4.1 km), Bowl barrow 420m north west of Dural Cross (4.6 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Bowl barrow 520m west of Higher Welsford