MenuFive Barrows, Devon
Five Barrows is, despite its name, a group of eight prehistoric barrows situated on Western Common on Exmoor, near to Bentwichen, Devon. Despite some partial early excavations and stone robbing the seven bowl barrows and one bell barrow, which form part of a larger round barrow cemetery, survive well. The bowl barrows survive as circular mounds which vary in diameter from 45ft up to 110ft and in height from 2ft to 10ft. The bell barrow survives as a circular mound which measures 115ft in diameter and up to about 8ft high. The monument within the council area of North Devon (Devon).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003183.
Place Type: Prehistoric Burial Site
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 51.116526,-3.8123951
Grid Reference: SS 7324 3681
Civil Parish: North Molton CP
Council Area: North Devon CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 301850
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Five_Barrows,_Devon_301850
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1003183.
Place Type: Prehistoric Burial Site
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 51.116526,-3.8123951
Grid Reference: SS 7324 3681
Civil Parish: North Molton CP
Council Area: North Devon CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 301850
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Five_Barrows,_Devon_301850
Peruse Devon on Wikishire