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Bowl Barrow 300m East of Batts Coombe Quarry is a scheduled monument situated on Dinantian limestone in the Mendip region of Somerset. The barrow occupies a slight elevation in the landscape above bedrock formed during the Mississippian period, which comprises limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous strata. This geological setting is characteristic of the area surrounding Batts Coombe Quarry, where such stone-rich soils would have provided both building materials and naturally defensible positions for Bronze Age communities.
The monument covers approximately 0.03 hectares and remains largely intact despite its proximity to the quarry workings. Its preservation reflects the importance of barrows such as this to understanding prehistoric settlement and burial practices on the Mendips plateau. Bowl barrows of this type typically date to the Bronze Age and served as focal points for territorial organisation and ceremonial activity.
The site is protected by Historic England under scheduled monument reference 1010800, ensuring its long-term conservation. The barrow's survival contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age land use in Somerset and the relationship between Neolithic and Bronze Age populations and the distinctive geology of the Mendip limestone uplands.
Bowl barrow 300m east of Batts Coombe Quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010800. View the official record →
Bowl Barrow 300m East of Batts Coombe Quarry is a scheduled monument situated on Dinantian limestone in the Mendip region of Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010800.
Bowl barrow 300m east of Batts Coombe Quarry 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 1010800.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement on Stoke Moor (6.2 km), Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane (6.8 km), Westbury village cross (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 300m east of Batts Coombe Quarry's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 300m east of Batts Coombe Quarry stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.