Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor

Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor

England
List entry 1015478
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015478
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SS 69919 16173
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor in Devon. The monument consists of a bowl-shaped earthwork, a common funerary form characteristic of the Bronze Age period, which typically dates from approximately 2200 to 700 BCE. As part of a larger barrow cemetery, this mound demonstrates the prehistoric practice of concentrating burial sites within specific landscape locations, reflecting the ritual and social significance of the locality during the Bronze Age. The site is protected under national heritage legislation and remains an important archaeological record of Devon's prehistoric burial practices.

Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015478. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor?

Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015478.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor?

Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor 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 1015478.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A bowl barrow and ring ditch 700m WNW of Challacombe Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor (0.1 km), Bowl barrow 590m north west of Challacombe Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor (0.2 km), Bowl barrow 330m east of Beacon Moor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.4 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
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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor

Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor

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