© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 780m north west of Forda Mill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. The site consists of a circular mound characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a common funerary form across Bronze Age Britain. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflective of the period's material culture. The barrow's survival on Affaland Moor demonstrates the preservation of prehistoric burial landscapes in Devon's upland regions.
Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 780m north west of Forda Mill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017976. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 780m north west of Forda Mill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017976.
Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 780m north west of Forda Mill 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 1017976.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 70m east of Beechwood Bungalow (0.8 km), Round barrow cemetery 240m north east of Lower Trebarrow (4.4 km), Beacon on Belland Moor 770m north east of Belland (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 780m north west of Forda Mill'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 on Affaland Moor 780m north west of Forda Mill stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.