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Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm

England
List entry 1019320
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019320
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SX 70444 52093
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Devon. The monument consists of a circular earthwork mound typical of bowl barrow construction, a funerary form common throughout southern Britain during the prehistoric period. Such barrows served as focal points for the burial of prominent individuals and their associated grave goods, reflecting the social hierarchies and ritual practices of their time. The site's survival to the present day, despite subsequent agricultural use of the landscape, provides evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in Devon.

Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019320. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm?

Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019320.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm?

Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm 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 1019320.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross (1 km), Blackdown Rings prehistoric hillfort and medieval castle (1.5 km), Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond (5.6 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
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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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross
1 km
Blackdown Rings prehistoric hillfort and medieval castle
1.5 km
Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond
5.6 km
Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell Farm
6.2 km
Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 200m south east of Chapelcombe
6.3 km
Medieval dovecote at Bigbury Court
6.6 km
Roman settlement site at Bantham Ham
9.3 km
Four bowl barrows 270m west of The Downs
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm

Bowl barrow on Churchland Green 350m west of Coldharbour Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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