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Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common

England
List entry 1003855
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003855
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
SS 72523 38098
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of a wider barrow cemetery on Bray Common, a landscape rich in prehistoric funerary monuments. Its proximity to Setta Barrow indicates a deliberate clustering of burial sites typical of Bronze Age ritual practice, reflecting the organisation of communities and their use of the landscape for ceremonial purposes. The monument represents an important record of Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in the Devon uplands.

Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003855. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common?

Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003855.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common?

Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common 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 1003855.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows (1.6 km), Group of round barrows See also SOMERSET 170 (3 km), 'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894 (3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows
1.6 km
Group of round barrows See also SOMERSET 170
3 km
'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894
3 km
Two bowl barrows 150m and 220m south west of Rews Cross
6.2 km
Camp on Mockham Down
6.3 km
Two conjoined bowl barrows 190m south of Rews Cross
6.3 km
Round barrow cemetery 450m south west of Tossell's Barton
7.6 km
Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common

Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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