Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree bowl barrows 250m west of Bower

Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower

England
List entry 1020340
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020340
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.44 hectares
Grid reference
SS 39275 14935
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. The site comprises three round barrows of the type characteristic of Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age funerary practice in south-western England, typically dating to the period between approximately 3000 and 1500 BC. Bowl barrows of this form consist of a central burial chamber or grave covered by an earthen mound, and their presence in clusters suggests significant settlement or territorial occupation during prehistory. The monument remains substantially intact and represents an important survival of funerary archaeology from the Bronze Age period in the Devon landscape.

Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020340. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower?

Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020340.

Who is responsible for protecting Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower?

Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower 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 1020340.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp in Woodford Wood (2.3 km), Three bowl barrows 160m north west of Venn Cottages forming part of a round barrow cemetery (2.5 km), Four bowl barrows 110m and 360m west of Wrangworthy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (2.7 km).

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Battlefields
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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.
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The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower

Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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Around Three bowl barrows 250m west of Bower

Battle of Stratton 1643Battle (1643) · ~11.4 miles