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Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery

England

List entry 1015815

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1015815

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.05 hectares

Grid reference

ST 47085 56283

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery in Somerset. The monument consists of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of Bronze Age funerary practice in the region. Its inclusion within a larger barrow cemetery demonstrates the importance of this location as a burial ground during the Bronze Age period. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance and contribution to understanding Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in Somerset.

Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015815. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery?

Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015815.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery?

Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery 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 1015815.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement on Stoke Moor (7.4 km), Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane (7.8 km), Westbury village cross (8 km).

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Overview

An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.

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

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

Spotlight

A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.

Target Zones

For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.

Timeline

The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Romano-British settlement on Stoke Moor

7.4 km

Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane

7.8 km

Westbury village cross

8 km

Deserted medieval farmstead and field system NW of Ebbor Wood

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery

Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery

Glastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~11.1 miles BathRoman town · ~18.1 miles IlchesterRoman town · ~21.1 miles CaerwentRoman town · ~21.3 miles Battle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~14.7 miles Battle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~17.9 miles Battle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~17.9 miles Battle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~17.9 miles

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