Scheduled MonumentsEngland'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894

'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894

England
List entry 1006210
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Two Barrows is a group of Bronze Age burial mounds located on Hangley Cleave in Somerset, England. The site comprises two distinct barrows characteristic of the second and first millennia BC, representing an important funerary landscape from the prehistoric period. These earthwork monuments reflect ritual burial practices and territorial organisation typical of Bronze Age communities across the South West of England. The barrows survive as substantial earthworks and form part of the wider archaeological record of Exmoor and its surrounding upland areas.

'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006210. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is 'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894?

Two Barrows is a group of Bronze Age burial mounds located on Hangley Cleave in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006210.

Who is responsible for protecting 'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894?

'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894 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 1006210.

What other scheduled monuments are near 'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave) See also DEVON 894?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows See also SOMERSET 170 (0 km), 'Five Barrows', group of eight barrows (1.4 km), Stone row N of Five Barrows Hill (2.1 km).

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