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Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. Bowl barrows are among the most common form of prehistoric burial mound, typically consisting of a central burial chamber surrounded by an earthen mound with a ditch. These three examples represent the remains of ritual burial practices characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such mounds served as prominent landmarks within the landscape and functioned as focal points for communal or family burial practices. The monument's survival and official designation reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary behaviour in Devon.
Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019317. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019317.
Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm 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 1019317.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 470m south of Borough Farm (0.5 km), Three bowl barrows at Creacombe Farm (1.3 km), Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.