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Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. The site consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically comprise a central burial chamber surrounded by an earthen mound, serving as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains alongside grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the interred individual or community. The barrow's location in the Somerset landscape situates it within a broader pattern of Bronze Age burial sites distributed across the English countryside, providing evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in the region.
Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020918. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020918.
Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill 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 1020918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House (0.8 km), Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House (1.3 km), Huish Champflower Barrow (1.6 km).
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