Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House

Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House

England
List entry 1018055
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018055
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SY 20916 89845
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 500 metres south of Bovey House in Devon. The monument consists of an earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age, typically dating from around 2200 to 700 BC. Such barrows served as burial places, often containing cremated or inhumed remains, and frequently held grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased. The barrow at Bovey Fir Cross remains a significant example of Bronze Age burial practice in the South West and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument.

Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018055. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House?

Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 500 metres south of Bovey House in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018055.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House?

Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey 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 1018055.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross ridge dyke extending north and south of The Three Horse Shoes Inn (2.5 km), Berry Cliff Camp (2.6 km), Prehistoric field system on the cliffs above Littlecombe Shoot (3 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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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
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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House

Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow at Bovey Fir Cross, 500m south of Bovey House

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