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Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon. The site comprises two burial mounds situated on elevated terrain, representing a typical Bronze Age mortuary practice of the second millennium BC. Round barrows of this type served as monuments for elite or community members and often contained inhumation or cremation burials, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. The positioning of multiple barrows in proximity on ridge locations suggests this area held particular significance as a burial landscape during the Bronze Age period.
Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002576. View the official record →
Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002576.
Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge 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 1002576.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross 6.5m west of Twitchen church (2.4 km), Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball Corner (2.5 km), Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common (2.7 km).
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Two round barrows on Twitchen Ridge stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.