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Bowl barrow 150m NNW of Abbey Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. The barrow takes the form of a circular mound of earth and stone typical of Bronze Age burial practice, designed to cover inhumation or cremation deposits beneath. Its proximity to Abbey Farm suggests a landscape rich in prehistoric settlement and ritual activity. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and remains a significant indicator of Bronze Age funerary practices in the Somerset region.
Bowl barrow 150m NNW of Abbey Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002474. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 150m NNW of Abbey Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002474.
Bowl barrow 150m NNW of Abbey Farm 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 1002474.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hinton Priory Carthusian charterhouse and associated water management features (0.6 km), The Falconry, Farleigh Hungerford (2.8 km), Iford Bridge (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 150m NNW of Abbey Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow 150m NNW of Abbey Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.