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Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire Tower is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. The three barrows represent typical examples of the burial mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such earthworks were commonly erected across the Somerset landscape as repositories for the dead and markers of significant landscape positions. The barrows remain visible as earthwork features on Withycombe Common, preserving evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in the region. Their designation as a protected heritage monument reflects their archaeological importance in understanding Bronze Age burial customs and territorial organisation in Somerset.
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 located in Somerset, England. 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).
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