Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440m south of Bicknoller Post

Two cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440m south of Bicknoller Post

England
List entry 1014126
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Two cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440m south of Bicknoller Post is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on the Quantock Hills in Somerset. The site comprises two stone cairns and two earthen bowl barrows, representing typical sepulchral monuments of the Bronze Age period. These monuments reflect the burial practices and landscape use of upland Somerset during the second millennium before Christ. The complex survives as an important archaeological record of prehistoric ritual and settlement patterns on the Quantock plateau.

Two cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440m south of Bicknoller Post is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014126. View the official record →

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What is Two cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440m south of Bicknoller Post?

Two cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440m south of Bicknoller Post is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on the Quantock Hills in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014126.

Who is responsible for protecting Two cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440m south of Bicknoller Post?

Two cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440m south of Bicknoller Post 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 1014126.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440m south of Bicknoller Post?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone (5.6 km), Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm (5.7 km), Three round cairns on Wills Neck (5.9 km).

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