Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House

Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House

England
List entry 1020159
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020159
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
SX 88214 53610
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Devon. The barrow takes the form of a rounded earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary structure dating to the Bronze Age period. Located approximately 690 metres north of Longwood House, the monument represents evidence of prehistoric ritual practices and settlement patterns in the Devon landscape. Such barrows typically contained inhumations or cremations and served as focal points for Bronze Age communities, though the specific contents and condition of this individual example would require archaeological investigation to establish.

Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020159. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House?

Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020159.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House?

Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House 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 1020159.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart, 270m south east of Maypool Cottage (0.7 km), Hillfort known as Greenway Camp, immediately north east of Cart Wood (0.7 km), D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart immediately to the south of Lower Noss Point (0.9 km).

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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
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House

Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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Around Bowl barrow 690m north of Longwood House

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