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Wood Barrow is a round barrow located in Somerset, England, dating to the Bronze Age period. The monument comprises a burial mound of earthwork construction, characteristic of funerary practice during the second millennium before the common era. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the broader archaeological landscape of Bronze Age ritual and mortuary activity in the region. The barrow is documented in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1006209.
Wood Barrow round barrow See also DEVON 238 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006209. View the official record →
Wood Barrow is a round barrow located in Somerset, England, dating to the Bronze Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006209.
Wood Barrow round barrow See also DEVON 238 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 1006209.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 200ft (60m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common (4.5 km), Setta Barrow and three round barrows to the south (4.5 km), Round barrow 100yds (90m) NE of Five Cross Way (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wood Barrow round barrow See also DEVON 238's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Wood Barrow round barrow See also DEVON 238 stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.