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Bowl barrow 470m south east of Smythen Cross, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Berry Down

No. 297 of 951 in Exmoor, No. 113 for history. History, 16.2 km from Lynton, just outside Exmoor National Park.

A bowl barrow, one of a group of round barrows forming a burial cemetery on Berry Down. It is a scheduled monument.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-31).

Facts

Heritage
Scheduled monumentHistoric England, National Heritage List for England, checked 2026-10-31
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