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Bowl barrow on Lype Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 550 metres north-west of Lype Farm in Somerset. The barrow is a substantial earthwork comprising a distinctive bowl-shaped mound, a characteristic form of funerary monument that dates to the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumations or cremations and served as focal points for ritual activity and the commemoration of the dead within their respective communities. The monument remains an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in Somerset.
Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021062. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Lype Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 550 metres north-west of Lype Farm in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021062.
Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm 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 1021062.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church (4.2 km), Lock up 60m south-east of the Church of St Mary (5.7 km), Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm (6.5 km).
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