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A bowl barrow and three bell barrows forming part of the Cursus round barrow cemetery is an early Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Wiltshire. The site comprises four burial mounds situated within or adjacent to the Cursus, a Neolithic linear earthwork that predates the barrows by approximately one thousand years. The bell barrows, distinguished by their characteristic flat circular platforms surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, represent a distinctive barrow form associated with the early Bronze Age, whilst the bowl barrow exemplifies the simpler mound form prevalent throughout the Bronze Age. Together these monuments document successive periods of ceremonial land use and burial practice, with the placement of Bronze Age barrows within the vicinity of the earlier Cursus demonstrating the enduring ritual significance of the landscape.
A bowl barrow and three bell barrows forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012401. View the official record →
A bowl barrow and three bell barrows forming part of the Cursus round barrow cemetery is an early Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012401.
A bowl barrow and three bell barrows forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012401.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation (6 km), Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks (6.1 km), Ancient cultivation terraces (6.4 km).
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