Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle

Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle

England
List entry 1018053
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018053
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.19 hectares
Grid reference
SY 03254 87861, SY 03743 87980
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common is a Bronze Age burial monument comprising two separate earthen mounds located in Devon near Woodbury Castle. The barrows, situated approximately 500 metres north and 780 metres north-east of Woodbury Castle, represent typical funerary structures of the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type are characterised by their simple hemispherical or domed form, constructed as burial mounds to mark the interment of individuals of significance within prehistoric communities. These monuments contribute to the wider Bronze Age landscape of East Devon and demonstrate the continuity of burial practice in the region during the second millennium BC.

Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018053. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle?

Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common is a Bronze Age burial monument comprising two separate earthen mounds located in Devon near Woodbury Castle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018053.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle?

Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle 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 1018053.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Woodbury Castle (0.7 km), Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common, 850m north west of Stowford House (1.5 km), Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, both 330m east of Four Firs (1.5 km).

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Overview
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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
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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle

Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle

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