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Three bowl barrows 160m north west of Venn Cottages is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery in Devon, England. The site comprises three distinct bowl-shaped burial mounds, which are characteristic earthwork types of the Bronze Age period when such monuments served as ceremonial and sepulchral centres for local communities. The barrows' positioning within a larger cemetery suggests a focal point of ritual significance and sustained burial practice across generations. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1018514.
Three bowl barrows 160m north west of Venn Cottages forming part of a round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018514. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows 160m north west of Venn Cottages is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018514.
Three bowl barrows 160m north west of Venn Cottages forming part of a round barrow cemetery 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 1018514.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows 110m and 360m west of Wrangworthy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.2 km), Bowl barrow 130m north of Wrangworthy Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.4 km), Two bowl barrows 600m and 750m west of Wrangworthy cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.6 km).
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Three bowl barrows 160m north west of Venn Cottages forming part of a round barrow cemetery stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.