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A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 200m north of Whiteleaf Cross is a Neolithic burial mound located in Buckinghamshire, situated on the chalk downland of the Chiltern Hills. The monument survives as a low earthwork measuring approximately 30 metres in diameter with a shallow central depression characteristic of bowl barrows of its type. Bowl barrows of this period typically functioned as communal burial monuments, though this example has seen limited archaeological investigation which restricts detailed understanding of its original construction and use. The barrow forms part of a significant concentration of prehistoric monuments in the Whiteleaf area, which includes the famous chalk cross and other archaeological features that testify to sustained human activity in the locality from the Neolithic period onwards.
A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 200m north of Whiteleaf Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009354. View the official record →
A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 200m north of Whiteleaf Cross is a Neolithic burial mound located in Buckinghamshire, situated on the chalk downland of the Chiltern Hills. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009354.
A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 200m north of Whiteleaf Cross 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 1009354.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.13km long section from Grymsdyke Manor to RAF High Wycombe (5 km), Village settlement site on Lodge Hill (5.1 km), Two bowl barrows 450m north west of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee barrow cemetery (5.5 km).
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A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 200m north of Whiteleaf Cross stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.