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Chapman Barrows round barrows

England
List entry 1004580
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004580
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.65 hectares
Grid reference
SS 69262 43464, SS 69277 43500, SS 69349 43723, SS 69400 43488, SS 69447 43476, SS 69536 43478, SS 69694 43470, SS 69872 43469, SS 70000 43477, SS 70082 43338, SS 69997 43205
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Chapman Barrows is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Devon, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds characteristic of the second millennium BC, reflecting the funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the region. The barrows form part of the broader landscape of Bronze Age ritual monuments found across Devon's uplands, contributing to our understanding of settlement patterns and burial customs during this period. The site's preservation and archaeological record provide evidence of the ceremonial significance attributed to elevated locations by Bronze Age societies.

Chapman Barrows round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004580. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Chapman Barrows round barrows?

Chapman Barrows is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004580.

Who is responsible for protecting Chapman Barrows round barrows?

Chapman Barrows round barrows 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 1004580.

What other scheduled monuments are near Chapman Barrows round barrows?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way (5.5 km), Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common (5.9 km), Setta Barrow and three round barrows to the south (6 km).

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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way
5.5 km
Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common
5.9 km
Setta Barrow and three round barrows to the south
6 km
Four round barrows on Muxworthy Ridge
6.4 km
Round barrow cemetery 500m east of Little Bray Cross
6.7 km
Stone row N of Five Barrows Hill
6.9 km
'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows
7.6 km
Camp on Mockham Down
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Chapman Barrows round barrows

Chapman Barrows round barrows stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Radworthy, Devon →
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