Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott

Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott

England
List entry 1017965
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017965
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
SS 35927 17852
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. The site is designated as a scheduled monument and appears in the National Heritage List for England under reference 1017965. Bowl barrows of this type are typically circular earthworks constructed during the Bronze Age as funerary monuments, often containing cremated or inhumed remains and sometimes associated grave goods. The survival of this barrow demonstrates the distribution of Bronze Age burial practice across Devon and contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement and ceremonial activity in the region.

Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017965. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott?

Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017965.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott?

Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott 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 1017965.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows one immediately north and one 100m south of Commonmoor Cottage forming part of a round barrow cemetery (1.4 km), Two bowl barrows 600m and 750m west of Wrangworthy cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (2 km), Three bowl barrows 160m north west of Venn Cottages forming part of a round barrow cemetery (2.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott

Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 70m south west of Higher Narracott

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~10.6 miles