Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well

Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well

England
List entry 1015086
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015086
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
ST 18979 32677
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately one kilometre north-east of St Agnes' Well near Cothelstone in Somerset. The site comprises a bowl barrow, a common form of prehistoric burial mound characteristic of the Bronze Age period, together with the fragmentary remains of a later folly structure that was constructed on or near the barrow. The barrow itself represents an important example of funerary architecture from the second and first millennia before the present, whilst the overlay of the folly demonstrates the long history of human activity and land use at this elevated location. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1015086, reflecting its recognised archaeological and historical significance.

Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015086. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well?

Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately one kilometre north-east of St Agnes' Well near Cothelstone in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015086.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well?

Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well 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 1015086.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 1.07km north east of St Agnes' Well (0.1 km), Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 885m NNE of St Agnes' Well (0.2 km), Bowl barrow at the west end of Cothelstone Hill, 825m NNE of St Agnes' Well (0.2 km).

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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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well

Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.