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Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 330 metres east of Four Firs in Devon, England. The site comprises two circular burial mounds characteristic of the bowl barrow form, which represents one of the most common types of prehistoric sepulchral monument in southern Britain. These earthworks reflect the mortuary practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities, serving as enduring markers of burial sites within the landscape. The barrows' survival on Woodbury Common demonstrates the preservation of important archaeological evidence from this prehistoric period in Devon's archaeological heritage.
Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, both 330m east of Four Firs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018050. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 330 metres east of Four Firs in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018050.
Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, both 330m east of Four Firs 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 1018050.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows at Four Firs on Woodbury Common (0.3 km), Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, 640m and 625m east of Four Firs (0.3 km), Two bowl barrows on Bicton Common, 770m and 780m north of Frying Pans (0.7 km).
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Two bowl barrows on Woodbury Common, both 330m east of Four Firs stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.