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Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church

England
List entry 1020476
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020476
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SX 33177 94633
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located near Swimbridge in Devon. The monument survives as a distinctive dome-shaped earthwork typical of bowl barrows, the most common form of round barrow found in prehistoric Britain. Such monuments served as communal or individual burial places and reflect the funerary practices of communities during the third and second millennia before the present era. The barrow's survival as an upstanding archaeological feature makes it valuable for understanding the settlement patterns and ritual landscape of Devon's prehistoric inhabitants.

Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020476. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church?

Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located near Swimbridge in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020476.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church?

Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church 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 1020476.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 430m north west of Upcott Cross (6.7 km), Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm (6.9 km), Bowl barrow 380m south west of Upcott Cross (7.2 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 430m north west of Upcott Cross
6.7 km
Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm
6.9 km
Bowl barrow 380m south west of Upcott Cross
7.2 km
Bowl barrow 240m south east of Upcott Cross
7.3 km
Multi-span bridge known as Yeolm Bridge
7.4 km
Round 160m south of White Bridge
8 km
Higher New Bridge
8.1 km
Early medieval urban burh remains E of St Stephen's parish church, including remains of the early medieval Christian enclosure and monastery
8.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church

Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 60m west of St James's Church

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~10.1 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~21.9 milesBattle of Lostwithiel 21 August 1644Battle (1644) · ~24.7 miles
Domesday entry for Hornacott, Cornwall →
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