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Bowl barrow 170m east of Poplar Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age, though some examples may originate in the Neolithic period. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site represents an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the Somerset landscape. The barrow's survival to the present day, despite subsequent agricultural use of the surrounding land, indicates its enduring archaeological significance.
Bowl barrow 170m east of Poplar Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008297. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 170m east of Poplar Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008297.
Bowl barrow 170m east of Poplar 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 1008297.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m north-west of Starve Lark Farm (9.4 km), Bowl barrow 250m west of Starve Lark Farm (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 390m northwest of Fernhill Farm (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 170m east of Poplar 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 170m east of Poplar Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.