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Three bowl barrows 240m south east of Highermoor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises three distinct bowl barrows, which are simple mound structures typical of burial practices during the Bronze Age, roughly 2200 to 700 BC. Bowl barrows served as communal or individual burial monuments and are among the most common prehistoric earthworks found across southern England. The survival of three barrows at this location provides evidence of sustained funerary activity in this part of Devon during the Bronze Age period.
Three bowl barrows 240m south east of Highermoor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020608. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows 240m south east of Highermoor is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020608.
Three bowl barrows 240m south east of Highermoor 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 1020608.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 430m north west of Leworthy (5.8 km), Two bowl barrows 450m and 500m west of Leworthy (6 km), Two bowl barrows 690m and 760m south west of Leworthy (6.2 km).
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Three bowl barrows 240m south east of Highermoor stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.