Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down

Bowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down

England
List entry 1013640
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Stockbridge Down in Hampshire. The barrow forms part of a dispersed group of burial mounds characteristic of the Downs landscape, reflecting the ritual and settlement patterns of the Bronze Age period. As a bowl barrow, it exhibits the typical form of a circular earthwork mound with a surrounding ditch, a burial tradition widely distributed across southern England during the second millennium BC. The monument's location within the broader archaeological landscape of Stockbridge Down, near the Iron Age hillfort of Woolbury, illustrates the continuity and layering of human activity across multiple periods in this region.

Bowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013640. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down?

Bowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Stockbridge Down in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013640.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down?

Bowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down 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 1013640.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 350m south of Woolbury hillfort: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Stockbridge Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ashley Wood camp (4.9 km), Bowl barrow on Ashley Down Plantation, 1010m south west of Forest of Bere Farm (5.7 km), Roman villa in Cow Down Copse (5.8 km).

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