Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill

Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill

England
List entry 1021273
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill is a Bronze Age burial site located on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The cemetery consists of multiple round barrows, ancient earthen mounds that served as communal and individual burial monuments, dating to the second millennium BCE. Wambarrows forms part of a wider distribution of Bronze Age funerary monuments across the Exmoor landscape, reflecting the ritual and social practices of prehistoric communities in the region. The site preserves evidence of ritual activity and settlement patterns characteristic of the Bronze Age period in southwest England.

Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021273. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill?

Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill is a Bronze Age burial site located on Exmoor in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021273.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill?

Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill 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 1021273.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tarr Steps (2.3 km), Brewer's Castle (4.5 km), Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100m to the north (4.5 km).

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