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Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery

England

List entry 1019787

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1019787

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

1.25 hectares

Grid reference

SX 67426 39120

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on the Devon coast. The five barrows are burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such monuments were constructed to mark elite or community graves across the landscape. The site is situated within a wider cemetery of round barrows, indicating sustained use of this coastal location for burial practices over an extended period during the Bronze Age. As a designated heritage monument, the site contributes to understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the South West peninsula.

Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019787. View the official record →

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What is Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery?

Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on the Devon coast. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019787.

Who is responsible for protecting Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery?

Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery 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 1019787.

What other scheduled monuments are near Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four barrows 470m south west of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.3 km), Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp (0.7 km), Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake (2.8 km).

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Monuments

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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

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Civil War

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Geology

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LiDAR

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Local Names

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Historical Maps

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Four barrows 470m south west of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery

0.3 km

Iron Age cliff castle known as Bolt Tail Camp

0.7 km

Two hut circles and associated field systems and enclosure at Mousehill Brake

2.8 km

Regular aggregate field system 480m west of West Soar

2.9 km

Bowl barrow 210m south of West Soar

3.4 km

Medieval farmstead and field system at Warren Barn, 500m south and 400m south west of West Soar

3.5 km

Field systems, hut circles and four beacons, 510m south of Middle Soar

4.5 km

Medieval farmstead, boundary work and earthwork enclosures 350m south east of Middle Soar

4.6 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery

Five round barrows 570m south of Hope Cove, forming part of a round barrow cemetery stands on Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Devonian. The rock here is hornblende schist.

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