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Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw

England
List entry 1013671
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013671
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
SS 52029 21590
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising two earthen mounds located in Devon. Bowl barrows of this type were among the most common forms of burial monument constructed during the Bronze Age, typically serving as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains. The earthworks visible at this location represent evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and the use of the landscape for ceremonial purposes. The monument's survival as an upstanding archaeological feature contributes to the archaeological record of Devon's prehistoric settlement and ritual landscape.

Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013671. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw?

Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising two earthen mounds located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013671.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw?

Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw 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 1013671.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow to the east of Darracott Moor, crossed by the B3232 (0.2 km), Round barrow on Darracott Moor (0.2 km), Bowl barrow on south eastern side of Darracott Moor, 750m WSW of Belle Vue Lodge (0.5 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow to the east of Darracott Moor, crossed by the B3232
0.2 km
Round barrow on Darracott Moor
0.2 km
Bowl barrow on south eastern side of Darracott Moor, 750m WSW of Belle Vue Lodge
0.5 km
Round barrow on south east of Darracott Moor
0.5 km
Berry Castle hillfort in Huntshaw Wood
2.6 km
Hillfort known as Castle Hill Settlement, 350m south of Woolleigh Bridge
4.8 km
Iron Age enclosure and Roman marching camp
4.8 km
Frithelstock Priory
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw

Two bowl barrows south of Haycroft, Huntshaw stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

Domesday entry for Huntshaw, Devon →
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