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Bowl barrow 340m east of Templedown Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset. The barrow survives as a earthen mound of circular plan, characteristic of the bowl barrow type that was widely constructed across southern Britain during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. Such monuments typically functioned as burial sites and often contain cremated or inhumed human remains, though the specific contents of this particular example are not well documented in the accessible archaeological record. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork preserves important evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in the Somerset landscape.
Bowl barrow 340m east of Templedown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011535. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 340m east of Templedown Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011535.
Bowl barrow 340m east of Templedown Farm 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 1011535.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bracelet Cave (6.5 km), Badger Hole, Wookey (7 km), Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (7.1 km).
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