Bowl barrow 400m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus

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History & significance

Bowl barrow 400m south east of Greenland Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a linear cemetery of round barrows situated west of the Lesser Cursus near Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The barrow is a simple bowl-shaped mound typical of Early Bronze Age burial practices, dating to approximately 2000–1500 BCE. As a component of a larger barrow cemetery, it demonstrates the clustering of burial monuments characteristic of Bronze Age funerary landscapes in the Stonehenge region. The site is part of the wider archaeological complex of ancient monuments that cluster around Stonehenge and reflects the sustained use of this landscape for ritual and burial purposes across successive Bronze Age generations.

Bowl barrow 400m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010898. View the official record →

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