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Bowl barrow 250m north west of Victoria Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Somerset, England. The barrow takes the form of a simple earthen mound characteristic of Early Bronze Age funerary practices, typically constructed to contain cremated or inhumed remains within a central burial chamber or pit. Such monuments are distributed widely across Somerset and the broader landscape of southern Britain, representing significant investment in the commemoration of the deceased during the second millennium BC. The site's survival and scheduling as a protected monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow 250m north west of Victoria Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016233. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 250m north west of Victoria Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016233.
Bowl barrow 250m north west of Victoria 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 1016233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including King's Castle enclosures, Iron Age defended settlement (3.9 km), Medieval standing cross 80m south of St Mary's Church (4.3 km), Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 250m north west of Victoria Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 250m north west of Victoria Farm stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.