Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy

Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy

England
List entry 1017975
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017975
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SS 31718 00484
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The barrow survives as a earthwork mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, which represents a standard burial form of the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, though the specific contents and construction details of this particular example are not extensively documented in readily accessible records. The site's survival and official designation reflect its significance as part of the archaeological landscape of Dartmoor and the broader pattern of Bronze Age burial practices in the southwest peninsula.

Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017975. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy?

Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017975.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy?

Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy 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 1017975.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery 240m north east of Lower Trebarrow (4.5 km), Beacon on Belland Moor 770m north east of Belland (5.5 km), St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard (5.7 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
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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy

Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~6.9 milesBattle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~24.9 miles