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Four bowl barrows at Bickleigh Brake is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 540 metres south west of Bickleigh in Devon. The site comprises four round barrows arranged as part of a linear cemetery, a burial practice characteristic of early Bronze Age communities in south west England. Bowl barrows of this type typically date to the early to middle Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds served as prominent territorial markers and burial places for individuals of social significance. The linear arrangement of barrows at this location reflects the sequential use and development of the cemetery across generations, preserving evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the region.
Four bowl barrows at Bickleigh Brake 540m south west of Bickleigh, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019238. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows at Bickleigh Brake is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 540 metres south west of Bickleigh in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019238.
Four bowl barrows at Bickleigh Brake 540m south west of Bickleigh, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery 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 1019238.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort and two bowl barrows at Halwell Camp (0.4 km), Churchyard cross, 5m south of the porch of St Leonard's Church (0.8 km), Round barrow cemetery known as Ritson Barrows, 420m north east of Stanborough Camp (1.8 km).
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