Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station

Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station

England
List entry 1016304
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016304
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.61 hectares
Grid reference
ST 65847 42744
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three round barrows located near Cranmore railway station in Somerset. The group consists of two bell barrows, distinguished by their characteristic bell-shaped profile with a flat central platform surrounded by a ditch, and one bowl barrow, which exhibits a simpler hemispherical form. These monuments, part of a larger barrow cemetery in the area, date to the Bronze Age and represent important evidence of burial practices and settlement patterns in the Somerset Levels during the second and early first millennia before Christ. The survival of multiple barrows in close proximity provides significant archaeological value for understanding prehistoric funerary ritual and social organisation in southwest England.

Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016304. View the official record →

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What is Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station?

Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three round barrows located near Cranmore railway station in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016304.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station?

Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station 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 1016304.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval standing cross 50m west of St Peter's Church (4.2 km), Moated manor house site, Spargrove Farm (4.9 km), Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge (6.1 km).

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The bedrock under Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station

Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.