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Five barrows on Hamel Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Hamel Down in Devon, England. The site comprises five round barrows, which represent a typical funerary monument type of the Bronze Age period, approximately 2200–700 BCE. These earthwork mounds would originally have contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the social status of the deceased. The barrows on Hamel Down form part of the broader pattern of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity documented across Dartmoor and the surrounding moorland regions.
Five barrows on Hamel Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003296. View the official record →
Five barrows on Hamel Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located on Hamel Down in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003296.
Five barrows on Hamel Down 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 1003296.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring cairn on Holne Moor 430m south west of Seale's Stoke (9.3 km), Enclosed prehistoric settlement and round cairn 880m south west of Venford Reservoir dam (9.6 km), Three stone hut circles 780m SSW of Venford Reservoir dam (9.7 km).
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