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

Scheduled area

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History & significance

Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately four hundred metres north-east of Cupper's Piece in Devon. The barrow takes the form of a simple hemispherical or bowl-shaped earthwork, a funerary structure characteristic of the Bronze Age period when such monuments were widely constructed across the upland regions of south-west England. Located on Beaford Moor, the site represents one of numerous burial mounds distributed across this landscape, reflecting the importance of elevated moorland areas as burial grounds during prehistory. The monument is recorded in the National Heritage List for England with entry number 1015140 and remains an important indicator of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the region.

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 →

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