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A bowl barrow on Church Hill 200m south of church is a Bronze Age funerary monument located near the church in Buckinghamshire. Bowl barrows are among the most common type of prehistoric burial mound, typically comprising a central grave or graves surrounded by a low earthen mound with a defining outer ditch. This example, situated on Church Hill, represents the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the region, dating to the period between approximately 2200 and 700 BC when such monuments were constructed across southern England. The survival of this barrow as an upstanding earthwork provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in Buckinghamshire.
A bowl barrow on Church Hill 200m south of church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012632. View the official record →
A bowl barrow on Church Hill 200m south of church is a Bronze Age funerary monument located near the church in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012632.
A bowl barrow on Church Hill 200m south of church 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 1012632.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Snelshall Benedictine Priory: a moated priory site and fishponds north of Briary Plantation (1.3 km), Moated site, fishponds and deserted medieval village of Tattenhoe, 300m west of Home Park Farm. (2.4 km), Fishpond in Water Spinney 600m SE of St Giles's Church Tattenhoe (2.8 km).
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