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Two bowl barrows at Big Wood, 580m south west and 470m south of Moorland Cottage is a Bronze Age monument located in Devon, England. The site comprises two burial mounds of the bowl barrow type, characteristic earthworks of the Bronze Age period that typically served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains. Bowl barrows represent a significant funerary tradition of the second millennium BC and contribute to understanding settlement patterns and ritual practices of Bronze Age communities in the South West. The survival of these monuments at Big Wood provides archaeological evidence of prehistoric land use and the ceremonial landscape of the Devonian interior.
Two bowl barrows at Big Wood, 580m south west and 470m south of Moorland Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017949. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows at Big Wood, 580m south west and 470m south of Moorland Cottage is a Bronze Age monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017949.
Two bowl barrows at Big Wood, 580m south west and 470m south of Moorland Cottage 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 1017949.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows on Lympstone Common, 500m west of Fryingpans (0.9 km), Two bowl barrows on Bicton Common, 770m and 780m north of Frying Pans (1.8 km), Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common (2.2 km).
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