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Bowl barrow 570m east of The Firs is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Heathfield in Devon. The barrow exemplifies the bowl-shaped earthwork type characteristic of Early Bronze Age burial practice, typically constructed as a circular mound raised over one or more interments. As a component of the wider cemetery, it contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual landscape organisation in the Heathfield area. The monument is designated as a scheduled ancient monument and remains an important archaeological resource for the study of Bronze Age mortuary practices in Devon.
Bowl barrow 570m east of The Firs, forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Heathfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020074. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 570m east of The Firs is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Heathfield in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020074.
Bowl barrow 570m east of The Firs, forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Heathfield 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 1020074.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tavistock Abbey (5.8 km), Inscribed stones in vicarage garden (5.9 km), Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down (6.8 km).
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