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Round barrow NW of Harbourneford is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. The monument survives as a circular earthwork characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods of prehistoric Britain, when such barrows served as communal or individual burial sites for members of ancient communities. The barrow's preservation within the Devon landscape contributes to the archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and funerary practice in the South West, and it remains of significance for understanding Bronze Age burial traditions in the region.
Round barrow NW of Harbourneford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002663. View the official record →
Round barrow NW of Harbourneford is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002663.
Round barrow NW of Harbourneford 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 1002663.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 660m south west of Woodland Barton (5 km), Ringwork and bailey castle 400m south of Langford Barton (6 km), Chambered cairn in Cuckoo Ball newtake (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow NW of Harbourneford's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round barrow NW of Harbourneford stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.