Group of three bowl barrows and one long barrow 90m northeast of Barrow House Farm

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History & significance

The Group of three bowl barrows and one long barrow 90m northeast of Barrow House Farm is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Somerset. The site comprises four distinct burial mounds: three round barrows of Bronze Age date and one long barrow of Neolithic origin, representing successive phases of prehistoric burial practice in the region. The long barrow reflects the communal burial traditions of early farming communities, whilst the bowl barrows indicate the subsequent shift towards individual or small-group interment characteristic of the Bronze Age. The monument group survives as earthworks and provides evidence of sustained use of this location for mortuary purposes across multiple prehistoric periods.

Group of three bowl barrows and one long barrow 90m northeast of Barrow House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011528. View the official record →

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