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White Barrows are a pair of Bronze Age round cairns situated on Quickbeam Hill on Dartmoor, Devon. Western White Barrow survives as a circular stony mound measuring up to 65ft in diameter and 5ft high. A wayside cross is positioned on the cairn, but is inverted. It was one of four set up by Sir William Petre, who had purchased Brent Manor in 1557 and was used to mark the bounds of the Forest of Dartmoor in 1557 and 1786. Eastern White Barrow survives as a circular stony mound measuring up to 80ft in diameter and 10ft high. The monument is within the council area of South Hams (Devon).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1002661.
Place Type: Prehistoric Burial Site
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.472188,-3.8883003
Grid Reference: SX 6609 6530
Civil Parish: South Brent CP
Council Area: South Hams CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 305527
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/White_Barrows,_Devon_305527
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Historic England Scheduled Monument 1002661.
Place Type: Prehistoric Burial Site
Historic County: Devon
Lat, Long: 50.472188,-3.8883003
Grid Reference: SX 6609 6530
Civil Parish: South Brent CP
Council Area: South Hams CA (Devon CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Devon and Torbay SA
Police Area: Devon & Cornwall PA
GBPN ID: 305527
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/White_Barrows,_Devon_305527
Peruse Devon on Wikishire