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Bowl barrow 430m north of Whitnell Corner is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Somerset. The site is recorded as a bowl barrow, the most common form of round barrow, and would have served as a burial mound for one or more individuals during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type are typically formed from a circular earthen mound, often with a central burial pit or grave. The monument's survival and official designation reflect its importance as evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement in the Somerset landscape.
Bowl barrow 430m north of Whitnell Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008080. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 430m north of Whitnell Corner is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008080.
Bowl barrow 430m north of Whitnell Corner 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 1008080.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including King's Castle enclosures, Iron Age defended settlement (4.6 km), Medieval standing cross 80m south of St Mary's Church (4.9 km), Two bowl barrows on Barren Down, 250m north west of Princes Lodge (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 430m north of Whitnell Corner's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 430m north of Whitnell Corner stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.