Scheduled MonumentsEnglandGreen Barrow on Hawkridge Common

Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common

England
List entry 1021263
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the Exmoor region of Somerset. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound which, like other funerary monuments of this period, would have contained inhumation or cremation deposits within a central grave structure. It forms part of the wider Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary landscape of Hawkridge Common, where multiple barrows testify to sustained ritual and burial activity during the second millennium BCE. The monument is registered on the National Heritage List for England and remains an important archaeological witness to prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices on Exmoor.

Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021263. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common?

Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common is a Bronze Age burial mound located in the Exmoor region of Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021263.

Who is responsible for protecting Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common?

Green Barrow on Hawkridge 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 1021263.

What other scheduled monuments are near Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge (2.7 km), Old Barrow on Old Barrow Down (3.1 km), Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner (4.4 km).

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