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Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head

England
List entry 1006212
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006212
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SS 74702 41411
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head is a prehistoric burial mound located in Somerset, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a typical form of funerary monument common to the period, constructed as a circular earthwork to cover and commemorate the interred remains of individuals of status. Though now appearing as a modest earthen mound in the landscape, it survives as archaeological evidence of ritual burial practices and settlement patterns in Bronze Age Somerset. The site's position on the Exmoor plateau places it within a landscape containing numerous contemporary monuments of similar date and construction.

Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006212. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head?

Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head is a prehistoric burial mound located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006212.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head?

Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head 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 1006212.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Setta Barrow and three round barrows to the south (4 km), Stone row N of Five Barrows Hill (4.4 km), Four round barrows on Muxworthy Ridge (4.4 km).

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Overview
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Setta Barrow and three round barrows to the south
4 km
Stone row N of Five Barrows Hill
4.4 km
Four round barrows on Muxworthy Ridge
4.4 km
'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows
4.8 km
Group of round barrows See also SOMERSET 170
5.2 km
'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894
5.2 km
Cow Castle
6.2 km
Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way
6.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head

Round barrow 500yds (460m) WSW of Exe Head stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Cheriton, Devon →
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