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Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England, forming part of a wider cemetery of barrows in the East Kennett landscape. The monument is a bowl barrow, the simplest and most common form of round barrow, comprising a circular mound of earth and stone raised over a central burial or burials. It stands within a significant ritual and funerary landscape that includes the nearby East Kennett long barrow, a Neolithic chambered monument, indicating sustained use of the area for burial purposes across successive prehistoric periods. The barrow has been designated as a heritage monument of national importance, reflecting its archaeological value for understanding prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in Neolithic and Bronze Age Wessex.
Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014038. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England, forming part of a wider cemetery of barrows in the East Kennett landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014038.
Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery 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 1014038.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (3.3 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (3.4 km), Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage (3.4 km).
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Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.