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Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, comprising two distinct earthwork forms typical of prehistoric funerary practice. The bell barrow, which gives the monument group its name, is distinguished by a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, a morphology that developed during the Bronze Age and often indicates a burial of higher status. The adjacent bowl barrow represents a simpler form of round barrow, consisting of a domed mound without the characteristic bell-shaped profile of its neighbour. Together these monuments form part of the extensive Bronze Age funerary landscape of Wiltshire and remain valuable archaeological records of prehistoric mortuary custom and social organisation.
Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012426. View the official record →
Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, comprising two distinct earthwork forms typical of prehistoric funerary practice. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012426.
Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett Road 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 1012426.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow in Barrow Copse (5.2 km), Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Culley's Farm Cottages (5.6 km), Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road (5.7 km).
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