Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm

Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm

England
List entry 1010905
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010905
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
SU 09885 44089
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl Barrow north of Greenland Farm is a scheduled monument located in Wiltshire, situated on chalk bedrock of the White Chalk Subgroup. The barrow occupies a position 250 metres north of Greenland Farm at grid reference SU 09885 44089, within a landscape of Maastrichtian-age chalk that would have been accessible to prehistoric communities and suitable for burial mound construction. The monument is protected by Historic England under scheduled monument reference 1010905, with a scheduled area of 0.11 hectares.

Bowl barrows are amongst the most common type of burial mound found across southern England, typically dating to the Bronze Age. Their simple domed form, created by heaping chalk and soil, made them practical monuments to construct whilst being visually prominent in the surrounding landscape. The chalk geology of this Wiltshire location would have provided readily available material for such mound construction.

The barrow's preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its significance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practice and landuse in this part of Wiltshire. The monument contributes to understanding settlement and ceremonial patterns across the chalk downlands of the region, an area with considerable concentrations of prehistoric earthworks.

Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010905. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm?

Bowl Barrow north of Greenland Farm is a scheduled monument located in Wiltshire, situated on chalk bedrock of the White Chalk Subgroup. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010905.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm?

Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland 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 1010905.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 470m south east of Druid's Head Farm (6 km), Bowl barrow 540m south east of Druid's Head Farm (6 km), Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm (6.9 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm

Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.