Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp

A group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp

England
List entry 1009576
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England
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Overview

History & significance

A group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the chalk downland of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. These barrows form part of the extensive cemetery complex characteristic of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds served as burial structures for prominent members of prehistoric communities. The barrows remain as low, rounded earthworks on the landscape, preserving evidence of burial practices and settlement patterns during the second millennium before Christ. Their location within the rich archaeological context of Salisbury Plain, an area of exceptional Bronze Age monumental density, reflects the ceremonial and funerary significance of this region in prehistory.

A group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009576. View the official record →

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What is A group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp?

A group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the chalk downland of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009576.

Who is responsible for protecting A group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp?

A group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp 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 1009576.

What other scheduled monuments are near A group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (7.8 km), Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point (8.3 km), Bowl barrow 535m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (8.4 km).

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