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Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton

England
List entry 1019319
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019319
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.61 hectares
Grid reference
SX 70119 57519
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Devon, England. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork with a rounded bowl-shaped profile typical of barrows constructed during the prehistoric period, likely dating between the fourth and second millennia before the present. Such burial mounds served as communal or individual sepulchres and form part of the wider landscape of prehistoric ceremonial and funerary monuments that characterise the Devonian uplands. The barrow's survival as a discrete archaeological feature makes it of considerable significance for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in south-west England.

Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019319. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton?

Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019319.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton?

Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton 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 1019319.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton (1 km), Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon (4.4 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (4.4 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton
1 km
Stone alignment and cairn south-east of Western Beacon
4.4 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
4.4 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
4.5 km
Group of three closely spaced cairns on the south-western brow of Western Beacon
4.7 km
Cairn near the summit of Western Beacon
4.7 km
One of a number of cairns at Black Pool
4.7 km
Cairn on the southern brow of Western Beacon
4.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton

Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Butterford, Devon →
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