Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm

Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm

England
List entry 1005440
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005440
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.25 hectares
Grid reference
SX2736390657, SX2721790739, SX2745090709
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. The site comprises three round barrows of the characteristic bowl type, typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of burial mound found across England, used to mark the graves of individuals or small family groups. These monuments survive as earthwork features and contribute to the archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and burial practice in the Devon landscape.

Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005440. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm?

Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005440.

Who is responsible for protecting Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm?

Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm 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 1005440.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holyway Cross, 550m east of Hicksmill (8.4 km), Round 300m north of Northdown (8.4 km), Multi-span bridge called Polyphant Bridge, 110m north of Polyphant Green (8.4 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
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
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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
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm

Three bowl barrows 750m south east of Lower Brazacott Farm stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.