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Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon comprising two sepulchrate earthworks positioned respectively 620 metres and 720 metres west of Twitchen Ball Corner. The barrows are characteristic examples of the round burial mounds that proliferated across the upland areas of Devon during the Bronze Age, typically dating from the second millennium BC. These monuments would originally have contained burials, likely accompanied by grave goods, and represent a significant phase in the prehistoric funerary landscape of Exmoor's margins. The preservation of both barrows as visible earthworks demonstrates the continuity of Bronze Age ritual practices in this region and contributes to understanding settlement and burial patterns in southwest England during prehistory.
Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003840. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon comprising two sepulchrate earthworks positioned respectively 620 metres and 720 metres west of Twitchen Ball Corner. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003840.
Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner 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 1003840.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross 6.5m west of Twitchen church (2.2 km), Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge (2.5 km), Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common (4.4 km).
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