Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction

Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction

England
List entry 1016220
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016220
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.37 hectares
Grid reference
SS 44373 00244, SS 44559 00303, SS 44493 00308
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Three Barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located north of Halwill Junction in Devon, England. The site comprises three barrows of which Great Halwill Barrow is the principal and most substantial element, representing the funerary practices and settlement patterns of prehistoric Devonshire communities. These mounds form part of the wider distribution of Bronze Age barrow cemeteries across the moorland regions of south-western England, dating to the period approximately 2000 to 700 BCE. The barrows survive as earthwork features within the landscape and retain archaeological potential for understanding burial customs and the ritual significance of the upland areas during the Bronze Age.

Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016220. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction?

Three Barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located north of Halwill Junction in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016220.

Who is responsible for protecting Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction?

Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction 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 1016220.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Upcott Barrow (2.9 km), Hender Barrow (2.9 km), Four bowl barrows 340m north west of Mount Pleasant Farm (3.9 km).

Unlimited access

Everything a full report reveals about Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction

This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:

Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
First month just £4.99, then £9.99 a month. Unlimited locations, cancel anytime.

Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.

Start your Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction report
Or see a real report first
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction

Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Three barrows including Great Halwill Barrow north of Halwill Junction

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~14.2 miles