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Five barrows on Hamel Down is a Bronze Age burial monument complex located on Hamel Down in Devon. The site comprises five round barrows arranged across the moorland landscape, typical of the dispersed burial practices characteristic of the Bronze Age in south-western England. These monuments date to the second millennium BCE and represent the funerary traditions of the Bronze Age population who inhabited Dartmoor and its surrounding areas. The barrows remain significant archaeological features that contribute to understanding settlement patterns and burial practices across the Devon uplands during prehistory.
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 complex located on Hamel Down in Devon. 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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