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Two bowl barrows on Bicton Common, 770m and 780m north of Frying Pans is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. These two burial mounds are characteristic examples of bowl barrows, a common barrow type of the Bronze Age period, typically comprising simple earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The monuments are situated on Bicton Common in the landscape north of the settlement of Frying Pans and form part of the archaeological heritage of the region. As designated heritage assets, they represent important evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Devon.
Two bowl barrows on Bicton Common, 770m and 780m north of Frying Pans is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018047. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on Bicton Common, 770m and 780m north of Frying Pans is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018047.
Two bowl barrows on Bicton Common, 770m and 780m north of Frying Pans 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 1018047.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, 640m and 625m east of Four Firs (0.6 km), Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, both 330m east of Four Firs (0.7 km), Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common (0.9 km).
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Two bowl barrows on Bicton Common, 770m and 780m north of Frying Pans stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.