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Two bowl barrows 850m south east of Brimble Pit Pool is an ancient monument comprising two Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mounds located in Somerset, England. These earthworks are part of a wider barrow cemetery distributed north and east of Foxhills Wood, typical of the funerary practices and settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in the region. Bowl barrows are among the simplest and most common forms of round barrow, consisting of a burial chamber or grave beneath an earthen mound with a distinctive bowl-shaped profile. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under list entry 1016294.
Two bowl barrows 850m south east of Brimble Pit Pool: part of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016294. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 850m south east of Brimble Pit Pool is an ancient monument comprising two Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mounds located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016294.
Two bowl barrows 850m south east of Brimble Pit Pool: part of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood 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 1016294.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishop's palace (4.4 km), Browne's Gate (5.6 km), Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house (5.9 km).
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Two bowl barrows 850m south east of Brimble Pit Pool: part of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.