Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane

Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane

England
List entry 1003186
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003186
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.29 hectares
Grid reference
SS 66619 42532, SS 66799 42489, SS 66820 42529
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The three barrows are earthen mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, representing a typical form of burial practice for this period when communities deposited their dead beneath raised mounds, often accompanied by grave goods. The site's designation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in Devon. The barrows remain visible as earthworks in the landscape, preserving important information about Bronze Age society and religious beliefs in the southwest of England.

Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003186. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane?

Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003186.

Who is responsible for protecting Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane?

Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane 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 1003186.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery 500m east of Little Bray Cross (5 km), Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way (5.2 km), Smythapark hillfort (5.2 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane

Three round barrows E of Brockenburrow Lane stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.