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Bendel's Barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Exford Common in Somerset. The site comprises a group of burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as repositories for the deceased and functioned as significant markers within the landscape. The barrows represent an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the Exmoor region. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1006211.
Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006211. View the official record →
Bendel's Barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Exford Common in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006211.
Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common 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 1006211.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and round cairn on Withypool Hill, 850m and 820m east of Portford Bridge (6.8 km), Stone circle on Withypool Hill 670m ESE of Portford Bridge (7 km), Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.