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Bowl barrow 420m east of Bristol Plain Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. The site consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, the most common form of burial mound constructed during the Bronze Age in southern Britain. Bowl barrows typically comprised a central burial or burials beneath a dome-shaped mound of earth and stone, often surrounded by a ditch from which material was quarried for the mound's construction. This monument represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow 420m east of Bristol Plain Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010488. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 420m east of Bristol Plain Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010488.
Bowl barrow 420m east of Bristol Plain Farm 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 1010488.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bracelet Cave (4.1 km), Badger Hole, Wookey (4.8 km), Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (4.9 km).
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