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A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 90m north of Whiteleaf Cross is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire. The barrow survives as a low earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrow forms, which represent a common burial practice across southern England during the prehistoric period. Its location on Whiteleaf Hill places it within a landscape of archaeological significance, though specific details of its excavation history and internal structure are not extensively documented in the readily available scholarly record. The monument remains a tangible example of early burial practices in the region and contributes to the archaeological character of the Chiltern landscape.
A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 90m north of Whiteleaf Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009355. View the official record →
A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 90m north of Whiteleaf Cross is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009355.
A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 90m 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 1009355.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.13km long section from Grymsdyke Manor to RAF High Wycombe (4.9 km), Village settlement site on Lodge Hill (5 km), Two bowl barrows 450m north west of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee barrow cemetery (5.4 km).
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A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 90m north of Whiteleaf Cross stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.