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Bowl barrow 685m NNE of Moorfield is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. The barrow survives as an earthen mound of characteristically simple bowl form, representing a widespread funerary tradition across Prehistoric Britain. Such monuments typically date between the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age periods, serving as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and indicating the significance of the deceased within their community. The site's survival and scheduling as a heritage monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in the Devon landscape.
Bowl barrow 685m NNE of Moorfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017963. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 685m NNE of Moorfield is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017963.
Bowl barrow 685m NNE of Moorfield 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 1017963.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Durpley Castle (2.4 km), Churchyard cross pedestal at Langtree, 11m south east of the church (4 km), Wayside cross 120m south west of All Saints' Church (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 685m NNE of Moorfield's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow 685m NNE of Moorfield stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.