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Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House

England
List entry 1017978
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017978
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
SS 31967 07316
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the high moorland of north Devon. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age. Its location on Ugworthy Moor places it within a landscape that contains other prehistoric monuments, reflecting the ceremonial and burial practices of Bronze Age communities in the region. The site remains largely unexcavated, preserving evidence of the mortuary practices and landscape use of the Bronze Age period.

Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017978. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House?

Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the high moorland of north Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017978.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House?

Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House 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 1017978.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 470m north east of Dux (4.6 km), Two bowl barrows 430m north west of Leworthy (5.9 km), Bowl barrow at Red Post (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

Bowl barrow 470m north east of Dux
4.6 km
Two bowl barrows 430m north west of Leworthy
5.9 km
Bowl barrow at Red Post
6 km
Two bowl barrows 450m and 500m west of Leworthy
6.2 km
Two bowl barrows 690m and 760m south west of Leworthy
6.5 km
Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy
6.8 km
Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 780m north west of Forda Mill
7.1 km
Bowl barrow 70m east of Beechwood Bungalow
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House

Bowl barrow on Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House 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 Ugworthy Moor 750m SSW of West Ugworthy House

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~5.7 miles
Domesday entry for Chilsworthy, Devon →
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