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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 →
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.
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.
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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