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Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Somerset. The site comprises three distinct burial mounds characteristic of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, typical of the extensive barrow cemeteries that dot the Somerset landscape. Such monuments represent the burial practices and territorial organisation of Bronze Age communities, with each barrow likely serving as a focal point for individual or family interments. The barrows' survival on the open common landscape preserves important archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and ceremonial practices in the region.
Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021119. View the official record →
Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021119.
Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower 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 1021119.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm (5.7 km), Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm (6.3 km), Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.