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Bowl barrow 260m north of the A303 on Countess Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Wiltshire. The barrow takes the form of a low earthen mound, characteristic of the bowl barrow type which represents one of the most common funerary structures of the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically date from the second millennium BCE and served as burial sites for individuals of some status within their communities. The barrow's survival on Countess Farm, despite the proximity of the modern A303 road, attests to the density of prehistoric settlement and ritual activity in the Wiltshire landscape.
Bowl barrow 260m north of the A303 on Countess Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009139. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 260m north of the A303 on Countess Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009139.
Bowl barrow 260m north of the A303 on Countess 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 1009139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (8.1 km), A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (8.1 km), Horse Barrow (8.2 km).
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