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Three bowl barrows on Lympstone Common, 500m west of Fryingpans is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three burial mounds located in Devon, England. Bowl barrows are among the most common forms of prehistoric burial monument, typically consisting of a central grave or graves surrounded by an earthen mound. The three examples on Lympstone Common represent characteristic examples of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the region, when such monuments served as permanent markers for elite or communal burial sites. The barrows remain as visible landscape features documenting the settlement patterns and ritual practices of Bronze Age Devon communities.
Three bowl barrows on Lympstone Common, 500m west of Fryingpans is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020014. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on Lympstone Common, 500m west of Fryingpans is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three burial mounds located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020014.
Three bowl barrows on Lympstone Common, 500m west of Fryingpans 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 1020014.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows at Big Wood, 580m south west and 470m south of Moorland Cottage (0.9 km), Two bowl barrows on Bicton Common, 770m and 780m north of Frying Pans (1 km), Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common (1.3 km).
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