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Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising four round barrows located on the common near Woodbury in Devon. The barrows date to the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as burial monuments for prominent members of prehistoric communities. These bowl barrows are characteristic of their type, featuring a central mound surrounded by a ditch from which material was extracted during construction. The monument represents an important concentration of Bronze Age funerary activity on Woodbury Common and contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in Devon.
Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018052. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising four round barrows located on the common near Woodbury in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018052.
Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common 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 1018052.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, both 330m east of Four Firs (0.3 km), Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, 640m and 625m east of Four Firs (0.6 km), Two bowl barrows on Bicton Common, 770m and 780m north of Frying Pans (0.9 km).
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