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Bowl barrow 610m south east of Elworthy Cross is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the Brendon Hills in Devon. The site consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a funerary form prevalent during the Bronze Age across southern Britain. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials and often served as focal points for ritual activity within the prehistoric landscape. The barrow's survival on upland terrain reflects the preservation conditions that have protected many Bronze Age monuments in this region of Devon.
Bowl barrow 610m south east of Elworthy Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016651. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 610m south east of Elworthy Cross is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the Brendon Hills in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016651.
Bowl barrow 610m south east of Elworthy Cross 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 1016651.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 300m north west of Witheridge Moor Cross (west) (0.4 km), Bowl barrow 225m south east of Elworthy Cross (0.4 km), Bowl barrow 175m south west of Elworthy Cross (0.7 km).
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