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Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on moorland in Devon. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound, characteristic of bowl barrows constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such structures served as burial sites for individuals of status within their communities. The monument survives as an upstanding archaeological feature on the moor landscape, retaining sufficient physical definition to be readily identifiable in the field. As a scheduled ancient monument and entry on the National Heritage List for England, it represents an important record of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017975. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on moorland in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017975.
Bowl barrow on Affaland Moor 840m south west of Leworthy 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 1017975.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery 240m north east of Lower Trebarrow (4.5 km), Beacon on Belland Moor 770m north east of Belland (5.5 km), St Anne's Well, in Whitstone churchyard (5.7 km).
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