The Rowbarrow cairns are probably Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age, or 2400-1500BCE. They are thought to be burial cairns or barrows covering the grave of an important person, family or group.

Javi Jaavii

September 15, 2023

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This Bronze Age burial cairn is located very close to Dunkery Beacon and is quite large. It has a diameter of about 72 feet (22 m), although it is irregular in shape, and stands at just over five feet (1.6 m).

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September 15, 2023

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Located to the west of the highest point in Exmoor and Somerset, Dunkery Beacon, Great Rowbarrow is a Bronze Age burial cairn measuring 22 meters in diameter and 1.6 meters in height.

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