Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill

Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill

England
List entry 1010271
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010271
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SY 16578 94733
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm is a pair of Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mounds forming part of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Farway Hill in Devon. The monuments are typical of the bowl barrow form, consisting of earth mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains, characteristic of funerary practices during the third and second millennia before the common era. Their location within a larger barrow group demonstrates the significance of Farway Hill as a focus for burial activity across an extended period, reflecting patterns of landscape use and ritual practice common to upland areas of south-western England during prehistory. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England as part of the archaeological resource documenting Bronze Age and earlier communities in the region.

Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010271. View the official record →

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What is Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill?

Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm is a pair of Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mounds forming part of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Farway Hill in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010271.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill?

Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill 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 1010271.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on the parish boundary to the south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (0.3 km), Bowl barrow 100m south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (0.4 km), Round barrow cemetery on Broad Down (1 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill

Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill

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