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Round barrow cemetery on Venn Ottery Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of multiple burial mounds located in Devon. The site comprises a group of round barrows situated approximately 660 metres south-east of Happy Valley, representing typical Bronze Age mortuary practices of communal or sequential burial. The barrows date to the Bronze Age period, when such monuments were constructed across southern England as repositories for the dead, often containing inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods. The cemetery exemplifies the settlement and burial patterns of Bronze Age communities in Devon and remains of archaeological significance for understanding Bronze Age funerary practices in the south-west.
Round barrow cemetery on Venn Ottery Hill, 660m south east of Happy Valley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017476. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery on Venn Ottery Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument consisting of multiple burial mounds located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017476.
Round barrow cemetery on Venn Ottery Hill, 660m south east of Happy Valley 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 1017476.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Colaton Raleigh Common, 850m north west of Stowford House (4.2 km), Two bowl barrows on Colaton Raleigh Common, 500m north and 780m north east of Woodbury Castle (4.4 km), Woodbury Castle (5.2 km).
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