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Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill

England
List entry 1010878
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010878
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SU 12062 39174
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. The barrow forms part of a dispersed group of round barrows in the landscape north of Rox Hill, situated in proximity to the Lake Down cemetery complex. As a bowl barrow, it represents a characteristic funerary monument of the Bronze Age period, constructed as a simple mound with a circular ditch defining its perimeter. Such monuments are typical of the ritual and burial practices established across Wiltshire during the second millennium BCE.

Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010878. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill?

Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010878.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill?

Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill 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 1010878.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Sarum (6.7 km), Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle (7.7 km), Ruined church of SS Mary and Nicholas (8.3 km).

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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Old Sarum
6.7 km
Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle
7.7 km
Ruined church of SS Mary and Nicholas
8.3 km
Barrow in Wilton Park
9.1 km
City rampart E of Council House
9.2 km
Churchyard cross
9.5 km
The Poultry Cross
9.5 km
Milford Hill Bridge
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill

Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~1.9 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~4 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~17.5 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~18.3 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~17.5 miles
Domesday entry for Wilsford, Wiltshire →
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