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Five Barrows is a group of eight Bronze Age burial mounds situated in Devon, England. The barrows date to the second millennium BC and represent a characteristic funerary monument type of the Bronze Age period. The site comprises a cluster of earthwork mounds of varying sizes, typical of Bronze Age barrow cemeteries found across southwestern England. These monuments form an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns in the region.
'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003183. View the official record →
Five Barrows is a group of eight Bronze Age burial mounds situated in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003183.
'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows 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 1003183.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone row N of Five Barrows Hill (0.7 km), Four round barrows on Muxworthy Ridge (1.3 km), 'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894 (1.4 km).
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