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Two bowl barrows 480m north east of Leworthy Cross, Bratton Down is a pair of Bronze Age burial mounds located on the upland terrain of Bratton Down in Devon. Bowl barrows are amongst the most common funerary monuments of the Bronze Age, typically consisting of a central burial pit covered by an earthen mound. These examples contribute to the archaeological record of prehistoric ritual and mortuary practice in the South West, forming part of a broader landscape of Bronze Age activity documented across Dartmoor and its surrounding areas. The barrows are scheduled as an ancient monument in recognition of their archaeological significance and survival as physical evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial traditions.
Two bowl barrows 480m north east of Leworthy Cross, Bratton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016654. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 480m north east of Leworthy Cross, Bratton Down is a pair of Bronze Age burial mounds located on the upland terrain of Bratton Down in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016654.
Two bowl barrows 480m north east of Leworthy Cross, Bratton Down 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 1016654.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery 500m east of Little Bray Cross (1.5 km), Camp on Mockham Down (3.2 km), Camp S of Birch Ham Wood (3.8 km).
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Two bowl barrows 480m north east of Leworthy Cross, Bratton Down stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.