Overview
Round barrow cemetery on Broad Down is recorded as Scheduled monument in England East Devon. It is a protected burial or commemorative site whose exact form is stated in its saved name.
Who made it and when
The named source identifies Round barrow cemetery on Broad Down as Scheduled monument and ties the record to this exact place. It does not provide a complete secure date.
How it was made and used
The safest reading of the exact saved type is a protected burial or commemorative site whose exact form is stated in its saved name. The account does not turn that type into unsupported people, events or dates.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Scheduled monument. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Scheduled monument. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Round barrow cemetery on Broad Down matters as a recorded scheduled monument tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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