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Bowl Barrow 20m Northwest of Whitestown Farm is a scheduled monument in Somerset, England, protected under Historic England reference 1011522. The barrow occupies 0.07 hectares and sits above Dinantian bedrock, a limestone formation with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous layers deposited during the Mississippian period. This geology underlies the soil in which the Bronze Age burial mound was constructed.
The monument comprises a roughly circular earthwork typical of bowl barrows, a funerary monument form widespread across Bronze Age Britain. Such barrows commonly contained inhumations or cremations within central burial pits, often accompanied by grave goods of pottery, metalwork or flint. The barrow's rural setting near Whitestown Farm preserves it within its original agricultural landscape.
The scheduled protection of this site recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practice and settlement patterns in Somerset. Bowl barrows of this type remain important for understanding prehistoric land use, social structure and ritual activity across the region. The monument's survival makes it a valuable resource for studying the archaeology of the Mississippian limestone country of southwest England.
Bowl barrow 20m northwest of Whitestown Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011522. View the official record →
Bowl Barrow 20m Northwest of Whitestown Farm is a scheduled monument in Somerset, England, protected under Historic England reference 1011522.
Bowl barrow 20m northwest of Whitestown 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 1011522.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bracelet Cave (6.9 km), Bowl barrow 490m north west of Pen Hill Farm (7.3 km), Badger Hole, Wookey (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 20m northwest of Whitestown Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 20m northwest of Whitestown Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.