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Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on Woodbury Common near Axminster in Devon. The site consists of four distinct bowl barrows, which are characteristic burial mounds of the Bronze Age period, typically containing inhumation or cremation burials within their earthwork structures. The barrows form a significant grouping within the wider prehistoric landscape of Woodbury Common, an area rich in Bronze Age archaeological remains. The monument is scheduled as a protected ancient monument in recognition of its archaeological importance and the evidence it provides for Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns 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 complex located on Woodbury Common near Axminster 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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