Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm

Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm

England
List entry 1015476
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015476
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.37 hectares
Grid reference
SS 71621 01121
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. The site consists of two round barrows of the type common to prehistoric funerary practice in south-western England, dating to the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this form represent individual or family burial monuments, typically constructed from earth and stone and often containing inhumation burials or cremations accompanied by grave goods. The monument's location in the Devon landscape reflects the pattern of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial activity characteristic of the wider region during this period.

Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015476. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm?

Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015476.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm?

Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson 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 1015476.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring ditch 150m north of Natson Farm (0.1 km), Wayside cross 100m north west of East Langford (0.6 km), St Martin's Chapel, Broadnymett (1.4 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
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm

Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Two bowl barrows 250m north of Natson Farm

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