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Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 770 metres south of Hawkerland Farm in Devon. The monument takes the form of a simple hemispherical earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a widespread funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for Bronze Age communities. The barrow remains a significant archaeological feature of the Devon landscape, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in the South West.
Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common, 770m south of Hawkerland Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018049. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 770 metres south of Hawkerland Farm in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018049.
Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common, 770m south of Hawkerland 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 1018049.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common, 850m north west of Stowford House (0.8 km), Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle (1.9 km), Woodbury Castle (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common, 770m south of Hawkerland Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common, 770m south of Hawkerland Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.