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Three bowl barrows 470m south west of Berry Down Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down in Devon. The three barrows are characteristic examples of bowl barrows, the most common form of round barrow, constructed during the Bronze Age as burial monuments for the dead. Their survival as earthworks within the wider cemetery landscape demonstrates the significance of Berry Down as a focus for funerary activity during prehistory. The site is protected as a nationally important monument and contributes to understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Devon.
Three bowl barrows 470m south west of Berry Down Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019262. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows 470m south west of Berry Down Cross is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019262.
Three bowl barrows 470m south west of Berry Down Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down 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 1019262.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 470m south east of Smythen Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down (0.2 km), Two bowl barrows 170m west and 200m south west of Berry Down Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down (0.3 km), Bowl barrow 420m east of Smythen Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down (0.4 km).
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