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Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp

England
List entry 1020036
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020036
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.06 hectares
Grid reference
SX 77501 52005
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Ritson Barrows is a Bronze Age barrow cemetery located 420 metres north-east of Stanborough Camp in Devon. The site comprises multiple round barrows, earthen burial mounds characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in south-western England, dating to approximately the second millennium BCE. These monuments represent significant evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial ritual in the region, situated within a landscape containing other contemporary archaeological features. The barrows have been designated as a heritage monument of national importance, reflecting their archaeological value as indicators of Bronze Age social organisation and mortuary practice.

Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020036. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp?

Ritson Barrows is a Bronze Age barrow cemetery located 420 metres north-east of Stanborough Camp in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020036.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp?

Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp 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 1020036.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ringwork and motte, 230m north east of Stanborough Camp (0.2 km), Stanborough Camp Iron Age hillfort and bowl barrow (0.4 km), Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn (3.9 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
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ringwork and motte, 230m north east of Stanborough Camp
0.2 km
Stanborough Camp Iron Age hillfort and bowl barrow
0.4 km
Animal pound and enclosure 220m and 120m south west of High Marks Barn
3.9 km
Blackdown Rings prehistoric hillfort and medieval castle
5.5 km
Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour Cross
6.1 km
Site of a medieval fortified house at Leigh Barton, including the south and west ranges, a gatehouse, section of curtain wall and fishpond
7.6 km
Hillfort known as Slapton Castle
8.3 km
Slapton chantry college
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp

Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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