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Bowl barrow 250m northeast of King Down Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. The site consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form across southern Britain during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type typically contained inhumations or cremations within their earthwork structure, serving as markers for individual or family burials. This example forms part of the broader archaeological landscape of Bronze Age funerary practices in the Somerset region and is protected as a scheduled monument under heritage legislation.
Bowl barrow 250m northeast of King Down Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011530. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 250m northeast of King Down Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011530.
Bowl barrow 250m northeast of King Down 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 1011530.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bracelet Cave (6.2 km), Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane (6.6 km), Badger Hole, Wookey (6.8 km).
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