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A bowl barrow 420m NNW of Ring-in-the-Mire is a prehistoric funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill in Devon. The site dates to the Bronze Age and represents one of several burial mounds clustered in this upland location, indicating sustained ritual and funerary use of the landscape during the second millennium BC. Bowl barrows constitute the most common type of round barrow, characterised by a simple earthen mound raised over a central burial with a surrounding ditch. This example contributes to the archaeological significance of Gittisham Hill as a whole, where multiple barrows reflect Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in south-western England.
A bowl barrow 420m NNW of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014247. View the official record →
A bowl barrow 420m NNW of Ring-in-the-Mire is a prehistoric funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014247.
A bowl barrow 420m NNW of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham 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 1014247.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 100m south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (1.7 km), Two bowl barrows on the parish boundary to the south west of the B3174, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (1.7 km), Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (2 km).
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Research the area around A bowl barrow 420m NNW of Ring-in-the-Mire, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill