Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common

Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common

England
List entry 1016491
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016491
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.54 hectares
Grid reference
SU 28486 15948
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three distinct burial mounds located on Furzley Common in Wiltshire. The site consists of one bell barrow, distinguished by its characteristic ditch and outer bank, accompanied by two bowl barrows of more modest form, all dating to the Bronze Age period when such earthen mounds served as the primary burial structures for the region's elite and community members. The monument's preservation within the common landscape has maintained its archaeological integrity, permitting study of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in this part of central southern England. The site remains legally protected under national heritage designation and contributes significantly to understanding the density and distribution of funerary monuments across the Wiltshire chalk downlands.

Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016491. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common?

Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three distinct burial mounds located on Furzley Common in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016491.

Who is responsible for protecting Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common?

Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common 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 1016491.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Longwater Lawn (8.6 km), Hillfort 400m south of Home Farm (9 km), Bowl barrow north of Fulliford Bog (9.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common

Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~14 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~14.8 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~19.2 miles