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Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage

England
List entry 1013099
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013099
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
SU 21443 65919
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. The site consists of a round mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form constructed during the Bronze Age for the interment of the deceased, often accompanied by grave goods. Located in the parish of Cadley, the barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork and is designated as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the region. The monument contributes to the substantial archaeological landscape of Wiltshire, which contains numerous barrows and represents important funerary and ceremonial activity spanning the Bronze Age period.

Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013099. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage?

Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013099.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage?

Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage 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 1013099.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Everleigh Ashes (8.9 km), Old Hat Barrow, bowl barrow (9.1 km), Bowl barrow north-east of Everleigh Ashes (9.2 km).

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

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Everleigh Ashes
8.9 km
Old Hat Barrow, bowl barrow
9.1 km
Bowl barrow north-east of Everleigh Ashes
9.2 km
'The Spectacles'
9.4 km
Defended settlement on Aughton Down, 450m north of Croft Barn
9.5 km
Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm
9.7 km
Long barrow on Fairmile Down
10.1 km
Tow Barrow: a long barrow on Wexcombe Down
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage

Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Cadley Vicarage

MildenhallRoman town · ~2.2 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~6.9 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~7.3 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~7.4 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~12.5 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~14.9 miles
Domesday entry for Wootton, Wiltshire →
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