Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFoxhole Barrow

Foxhole Barrow

England
List entry 1020369
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Foxhole Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. The barrow represents a typical example of funerary architecture from the second millennium BCE, when such earthen mounds served as communal or high-status burial monuments across southern Britain. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument and contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the South West peninsula. Like many barrows of its period, it would have contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods, though specific archaeological investigations at this particular site are not extensively documented in the readily available scholarly record.

Foxhole Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020369. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Foxhole Barrow?

Foxhole Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020369.

Who is responsible for protecting Foxhole Barrow?

Foxhole Barrow 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 1020369.

What other scheduled monuments are near Foxhole Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thorn Barrow 520m south east of Coop, in Highermoor Plantations (1.4 km), Bowl barrow 620m north of Higher Eworthy (1.9 km), Upcott Barrow (2 km).

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