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Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner

England
List entry 1003840
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003840
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.55 hectares
Grid reference
SS 77967 32457, SS 77844 32538
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising two distinct burial mounds located on elevated moorland in Devon. The barrows represent typical examples of the bowl barrow form, the most common burial monument type constructed during the Bronze Age in South West England. Their positioning on North Molton Ridge reflects the prehistoric practice of situating burial cairns and barrows on prominent topographical features, making them visible landmarks within the landscape. The monument survives as an important record of Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the Exmoor region.

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner?

Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising two distinct burial mounds located on elevated moorland in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003840.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner?

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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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
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Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Two conjoined bowl barrows 190m south of Rews Cross
5.2 km
Two bowl barrows 150m and 220m south west of Rews Cross
5.3 km
Old Barrow on Old Barrow Down
6.1 km
Stone circle on Withypool Hill 670m ESE of Portford Bridge
6.1 km
Bowl barrow and round cairn on Withypool Hill, 850m and 820m east of Portford Bridge
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner

Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

Domesday entry for Praunsley, Devon →
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