Bowl barrow 230m west of Stonehenge forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Stonehenge Down

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History & significance

Bowl barrow 230m west of Stonehenge is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the extensive round barrow cemetery that occupies Stonehenge Down in Wiltshire. The barrow consists of a circular mound of earth and stone constructed to cover one or more burials, characteristic of the burial practices employed during the Bronze Age in southern England, typically dating to the period between approximately 2200 and 1500 BCE. Its location within the landscape surrounding Stonehenge places it within a significant ritual and ceremonial zone that saw intensive use for mortuary practices over many centuries. The barrow survives as an earthwork and contributes to the archaeological importance of the Stonehenge Down cemetery, which comprises one of the most substantial concentrations of round barrows in England.

Bowl barrow 230m west of Stonehenge forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Stonehenge Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012384. View the official record →

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