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Ring cairn and bowl barrow 540m south west of Higher Welsford is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises two distinct barrow forms: a ring cairn and an associated bowl barrow, which represent typical burial practices of the Bronze Age period. Ring cairns, distinguished by their circular arrangement of stones with a central void or depression, served ceremonial and funerary functions and are particularly common in the south-west of England. The monument's survival and recorded designation reflect its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Devon landscape.
Ring cairn and bowl barrow 540m south west of Higher Welsford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017139. View the official record →
Ring cairn and bowl barrow 540m south west of Higher Welsford is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017139.
Ring cairn and bowl barrow 540m south west of Higher Welsford 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 1017139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 700m NNW of West Greadon (2.6 km), Two round barrows on Shortstone Moor (3.8 km), Bowl barrow 420m north west of Dural Cross (4.1 km).
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