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Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington

England
List entry 1012347
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012347
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.25 hectares
Grid reference
SX 92119 89196
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. The cemetery comprises a linear arrangement of round barrows dating primarily to the Bronze Age, representing a significant concentration of funerary monuments from this period. The site's linear organisation suggests deliberate placement of successive burials along a defined axis, a practice characteristic of Bronze Age burial customs in south-west England. Castle Park itself has evidential layers spanning multiple periods, with the barrow cemetery representing one of the earliest phases of monumental use at this location.

Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012347. View the official record →

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What is Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington?

Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012347.

Who is responsible for protecting Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington?

Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington 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 1012347.

What other scheduled monuments are near Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosures NE of Peamore Cottage (0.8 km), Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation (1.2 km), Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse (2.3 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Enclosures NE of Peamore Cottage
0.8 km
Earthwork enclosure 220yds (200m) NE of Church Path Hill Plantation
1.2 km
Earthwork enclosure S of Blackall's Copse
2.3 km
Ide Bridge
2.4 km
Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street
2.8 km
Little John's Cross
2.9 km
The medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and medieval tenement remains, lying between the River Exe and Frog Street
3 km
Roman signal station 450m north of Marshall Farm
3.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington

Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Linear round barrow cemetery at Castle Park, Alphington

ExeterRoman town · ~2.1 miles
Domesday entry for Matford, Devon →
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