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Two bowl barrows one immediately north and one 100m south of Commonmoor Cottage is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery in Devon, England. The two mounds represent typical examples of bowl barrows, the most common form of Bronze Age burial monument, which consist of simple earthen or turf-covered mounds raised over cremated or inhumed burials. Their spatial arrangement within a wider barrow cemetery indicates the systematic use of this landscape for mortuary practices during the Bronze Age period. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1018516, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric burial practice and settlement patterns.
Two bowl barrows one immediately north and one 100m south of Commonmoor Cottage forming part of a round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018516. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows one immediately north and one 100m south of Commonmoor Cottage is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018516.
Two bowl barrows one immediately north and one 100m south of Commonmoor Cottage forming part of a round barrow cemetery 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 1018516.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 600m and 750m west of Wrangworthy cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (0.7 km), Three bowl barrows 160m north west of Venn Cottages forming part of a round barrow cemetery (1.1 km), Four bowl barrows 110m and 360m west of Wrangworthy Cross forming part of a round barrow cemetery (1.1 km).
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Two bowl barrows one immediately north and one 100m south of Commonmoor Cottage forming part of a round barrow cemetery stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.