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Four round barrows on Muxworthy Ridge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Muxworthy Ridge in Devon. The site comprises four distinct round barrows, earthen mounds constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments. These barrows represent typical Bronze Age funerary practice in south-western England, a period when such monumental burials became widespread across the landscape. The monument survives as earthworks on the ridge, contributing to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in Devon.
Four round barrows on Muxworthy Ridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002538. View the official record →
Four round barrows on Muxworthy Ridge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Muxworthy Ridge in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002538.
Four round barrows on Muxworthy Ridge 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 1002538.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows (1.3 km), 'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894 (2.7 km), Group of round barrows See also SOMERSET 170 (2.7 km).
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