© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Bowl barrow 200m north of Downs Barn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, England. The site consists of a earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form dating to the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type typically contained cremated or inhumed human remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the social status of the deceased. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork and remains a significant example of the funerary monuments that dot the Wiltshire landscape, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow 200m north of Downs Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010418. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 200m north of Downs Barn is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010418.
Bowl barrow 200m north of Downs Barn 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 1010418.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Village cross (5.5 km), Bowl barrow 850m WNW of Dudmore Lodge (5.9 km), Banjo enclosure 480m south west of Cheldene (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 200m north of Downs Barn'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 200m north of Downs Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.