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Four barrows near Dornafield Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises four burial mounds that form part of the dispersed pattern of barrow cemeteries characteristic of Devon's Bronze Age landscape, dating to the period between approximately 2200 and 700 BC. These earthwork monuments represent the ceremonial and burial practices of prehistoric communities, with each barrow constructed as a mound covering inhumed or cremated remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The survival of multiple barrows in close association at this location provides archaeological evidence of sustained ritual activity and settlement hierarchies during the Bronze Age, contributing to our understanding of prehistoric social organisation across south-western England.
Four barrows near Dornafield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003825. View the official record →
Four barrows near Dornafield Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003825.
Four barrows near Dornafield 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 1003825.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Berry Pomeroy Castle: a defended residence and Tudor mansion (5.9 km), Two bowl barrows at Beacon Hill, 120m south of The Beacon (6.4 km), Two prehistoric hilltop enclosures, a ditch system and four bowl barrows, 300m north of Barton Pines Inn (6.7 km).
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Four barrows near Dornafield Farm stands on Teign Valley Group, bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.