Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLenwood bowl barrow, 50m south east of Lenwood Cottage

Lenwood bowl barrow, 50m south east of Lenwood Cottage

England
List entry 1016212
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Lenwood bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England, situated approximately fifty metres south-east of Lenwood Cottage. The monument is a bowl barrow, a common funerary structure of the Bronze Age period, consisting of an earthen mound raised over a central grave or graves. Bowl barrows of this type typically date from the second millennium before the present era and represent an important category of prehistoric burial practice in south-western England. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork, forming part of the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the region.

Lenwood bowl barrow, 50m south east of Lenwood Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016212. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lenwood bowl barrow, 50m south east of Lenwood Cottage?

Lenwood bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England, situated approximately fifty metres south-east of Lenwood Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016212.

Who is responsible for protecting Lenwood bowl barrow, 50m south east of Lenwood Cottage?

Lenwood bowl barrow, 50m south east of Lenwood Cottage 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 1016212.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lenwood bowl barrow, 50m south east of Lenwood Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross ridge dyke on Godborough Castle earthwork NW of Turner's Wood (0.9 km), Kenwith Castle 330yds (300m) SE of Kenwith (1.1 km), Wreck at Westward Ho! (1.9 km).

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