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Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery

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The National Heritage List for England records Three bowl barrows 300m south west of Well Bottom Wood, forming part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Three bowl barrows, part of the Pitcombe Down round barrow cemetery, date to the Early Bronze Age and are a type of round barrow. They are significant as they represent a rare and well-preserved example of a multiple barrow cemetery, providing insight into burial practices and social organization during the Bronze Age in southern England.

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