Bowl barrow 130m south of Buckland Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

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History & significance

Bowl barrow 130m south of Buckland Road is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery in Surrey. The barrow is a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of the Bronze Age period, constructed to contain burials and associated grave goods. It represents one of a significant cluster of prehistoric burial monuments on Reigate Heath, reflecting the importance of this location as a cemetery during the second millennium BC. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork and remains a designated ancient monument of considerable archaeological interest for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Weald.

Bowl barrow 130m south of Buckland Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008851. View the official record →

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