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Bowl barrow on Galford Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated approximately 200 metres south-west of Westdown Pool in Devon. The site consists of an earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial type in southern Britain during the Bronze Age, typically covering a primary inhumation or cremation. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the preservation of prehistoric ceremonial landscape features in this part of Devon. Like other bowl barrows on Dartmoor's periphery, this monument represents an important element of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in the region.
Bowl barrow on Galford Down, 200m south west of Westdown Pool is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017967. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Galford Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated approximately 200 metres south-west of Westdown Pool in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017967.
Bowl barrow on Galford Down, 200m south west of Westdown Pool 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 1017967.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coaxial field system and prehistoric settlement 410m west of Cox Tor (10.7 km), Round cairn 170m north of the Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar on Cox Tor (10.7 km), Tor cairn forming part of a round cairn cemetery, and a stone hut circle on the summit of Cox Tor (10.9 km).
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