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A bowl barrow 570m NNE of Putts Corner is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a substantial round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill in Devon. The site represents a typical form of funerary monument characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such burial mounds were constructed across southern England as places of internment for individuals of social significance. The barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill preserves evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the East Devon landscape, contributing to understanding of prehistoric population distribution and ritual activity in the region.
A bowl barrow 570m NNE of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014254. View the official record →
A bowl barrow 570m NNE of Putts Corner is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a substantial round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014254.
A bowl barrow 570m NNE of Putts Corner, 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 1014254.
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 (2.4 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 (2.4 km), Two bowl barrows to the north west of Roncombe Gate Farm, forming part of a dispersed barrow group on Farway Hill (2.7 km).
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A bowl barrow 570m NNE of Putts Corner, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Gittisham Hill stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.