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Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way

England
List entry 1003187
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003187
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SS 69399 38008
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument typical of the second millennium BC, when such structures served as prominent markers in the landscape and repositories for the dead of local communities. Its designation as a heritage monument reflects the archaeological significance of Bronze Age funerary practices in south-western England and its contribution to understanding settlement and burial patterns in Devon during prehistory.

Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003187. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way?

Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003187.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way?

Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way 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 1003187.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp on Mockham Down (3.5 km), Camp S of Birch Ham Wood (5 km), Round barrow cemetery 450m south west of Tossell's Barton (5.2 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Camp on Mockham Down
3.5 km
Camp S of Birch Ham Wood
5 km
Round barrow cemetery 450m south west of Tossell's Barton
5.2 km
Group of round barrows See also SOMERSET 170
5.7 km
'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894
5.7 km
Camp in Smay's Wood
6.7 km
Two bowl barrows 150m and 220m south west of Rews Cross
6.9 km
Two conjoined bowl barrows 190m south of Rews Cross
7.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way

Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Wallover, Devon →
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