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Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands

England
List entry 1020075
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020075
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.98 hectares
Grid reference
SX 46156 79595
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of a cemetery of round barrows in Devon. The site comprises multiple burial mounds dating to the Bronze Age period, representing a significant necropolis of the second millennium before Christ. The barrows are positioned on elevated terrain typical of Bronze Age funerary sites in Devon, which often command views across the surrounding landscape. The designation as a beacon point in its later history reflects the common reuse of prominent Bronze Age mounds for early modern signalling purposes.

Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020075. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands?

Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands is a Bronze Age burial monument consisting of a cemetery of round barrows in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020075.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands?

Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands 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 1020075.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Trendle earthwork NE of Kelly College (5 km), Tavistock Abbey (5.5 km), Inscribed stones in vicarage garden (5.6 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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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Trendle earthwork NE of Kelly College
5 km
Tavistock Abbey
5.5 km
Inscribed stones in vicarage garden
5.6 km
Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down
6.4 km
Pixies' Cross: a wayside cross and associated earthwork enclosure on Whitchurch Down
7 km
Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlement 410m west of Cox Tor
7.1 km
Early 20th century arsenic works at the Devon Great Consols Mine
7.1 km
Horse Bridge
7.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands

Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow cemetery and beacon at Heathfield, 650m west of Moorlands

Battle of Braddock Down (1643)Battle (1643) · ~20.5 milesBattle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~22.5 miles
Domesday entry for Lamerton, Devon →
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