Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece

Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece

England
List entry 1015140
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015140
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SS 58196 14519
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately four hundred metres north east of Cupper's Piece in Devon. The monument consists of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period. Like other barrows of this type and period, it would have served as a focal point for burial and ritual activity on the moorland landscape. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1015140.

Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015140. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece?

Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately four hundred metres north east of Cupper's Piece in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015140.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece?

Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece 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 1015140.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 545m east of Cupper's Piece (0.2 km), Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross (2.7 km), Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross (2.8 km).

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Overview
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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
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
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece

Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece 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 Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece

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