Alderman's Barrow is a
bowl barrow on
Exmoor. It was created as a burial chamber in the
Bronze Age and subsequently became a marker for the boundary of the parishes of
Exford,
Exmoor,
Luccombe and
Porlock. It was known as Osmunesburgh in the 13th century, Owlaman's Burrow in the 17th century and was named Alderman's Barrow in 1782. It was protected as a
scheduled monument in 1934.
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References
Barrows in England
Boundary markers
Scheduled monuments in West Somerset
Archaeological sites on Exmoor
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