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Bowl barrow 300m north of Postdown Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Seven Barrows cemetery near Letcombe Regis in Berkshire. The barrow is a simple bowl-shaped mound, a common form of burial monument constructed during the Bronze Age, typically dating to the second millennium BCE. As a constituent element of the Seven Barrows cemetery, it contributes to one of the more substantial barrow groups in the region, reflecting the importance of this location as a burial ground over an extended period. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1012435 and remains a significant archaeological witness to Bronze Age funerary practices in the Thames Valley.
Bowl barrow 300m north of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012435. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 300m north of Postdown Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Seven Barrows cemetery near Letcombe Regis in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012435.
Bowl barrow 300m north of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows 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 1012435.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lambourn Cross (3.6 km), Boundary ditch E of Near Down (4.3 km), Bockhampton deserted medieval village (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 300m north of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 300m north of Postdown Farm: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.