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Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon. The monument comprises a rounded earthen mound typical of bowl barrow construction, a funerary form widespread across southern Britain during the Bronze Age and occasionally from earlier periods. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial chambers, often containing cremated or inhumed remains alongside grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of prehistoric communities. The specific location on Winkleigh Moor places it within a landscape that likely held ritual and sepulchral significance for its builders, though the precise chronology and original internal arrangements of this particular example remain undocumented in accessible records.
Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015147. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015147.
Bowl barrow 215m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross 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 1015147.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 325m north west of Winkleigh Moor Cross (0.1 km), Three bowl barrows 545m east of Cupper's Piece (2.6 km), Bowl barrow on Beaford Moor, 400m north east of Cupper's Piece (2.8 km).
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