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Wimble Toot is a bowl barrow situated in Somerset, England, and forms part of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the region. The monument consists of a circular mound of earth and stone, characteristic of the bowl barrow type that was constructed during the Bronze Age as a burial monument for individuals of status within their communities. Like other barrows of this period, it represents a significant investment of labour and reflects the ritual and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age society in the South West of England. The site is now designated and protected as an ancient monument of archaeological importance, preserving evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Somerset.
Bowl barrow known as `Wimble Toot' is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015279. View the official record →
Wimble Toot is a bowl barrow situated in Somerset, England, and forms part of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015279.
Bowl barrow known as `Wimble Toot' 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 1015279.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement remains 100m and 250m north of Downhead Manor Farm (2.6 km), Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary (3.2 km), Romano-British settlement immediately south west of Camel Hill Farm (3.5 km).
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