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Bowl barrow 280m north east of Beacon Moor Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on the moor. The site consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, the most common form of round barrow found in south-western England, typically constructed during the early Bronze Age as burial mounds for individuals of elevated status. The barrow's presence within a larger cemetery demonstrates the concentrated use of this landscape for mortuary practices and reflects the territorial or social organisation of Bronze Age communities in the region. Such monuments represent significant evidence of ritual practice and social hierarchy during the second millennium before the Common Era.
Bowl barrow 280m north east of Beacon Moor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015153. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 280m north east of Beacon Moor Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on the moor. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015153.
Bowl barrow 280m north east of Beacon Moor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery 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 1015153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 330m east of Beacon Moor Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.1 km), Bowl barrow 530m north of Parsonage, forming part of a bowl barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor (0.4 km), A bowl barrow and ring ditch 700m WNW of Challacombe Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horridge Moor (0.5 km).
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