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Knatta Barrow is a scheduled monument in Devon, England, located at grid reference SX 65954 64218 and protected by Historic England under reference 1002659. The site occupies approximately 0.11 hectares and sits on Carboniferous to Permian bedrock comprising an unnamed felsic igneous intrusion formed during the Permian period. This geological foundation of hard, acid-rich volcanic rock would have influenced both the barrow's construction and its preservation through subsequent millennia.
As a Bronze Age funerary monument, Knatta Barrow represents the ritual and burial practices of prehistoric Devon. The underlying igneous geology is characteristic of south-western England's complex Permian geology, where such intrusive rocks are exposed across the landscape. The presence of this durable bedrock may have affected the barrow's original appearance and the visibility of internal stone structures.
The scheduled monument status reflects Knatta Barrow's archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in the region. The barrow remains a valuable record of how prehistoric communities selected and utilised their local landscape, with the enduring stone bedrock providing both practical constraints and opportunities for monument construction.
Knatta Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002659. View the official record →
Knatta Barrow is a scheduled monument in Devon, England, located at grid reference SX 65954 64218 and protected by Historic England under reference 1002659.
Knatta 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 1002659.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake (6 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (6.1 km), One of a number of cairns at Black Pool (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Knatta Barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Knatta Barrow stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.