Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus

Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus

England
List entry 1010900
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010900
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
SU 10241 43444
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England, forming part of a linear cemetery of round barrows situated west of the Lesser Cursus. The monument consists of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork typical of its period, constructed as a burial or ceremonial structure. The barrow cemetery of which it forms a component represents an important phase of funerary practice spanning the Neolithic into the Bronze Age, with multiple mounds arranged in a linear formation suggesting organised use of the landscape for burial purposes. Its proximity to the Lesser Cursus, a Neolithic ceremonial monument, indicates this area held significant ritual importance during prehistoric times.

Bowl barrow 500m 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 1010900. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus?

Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England, forming part of a linear cemetery of round barrows situated west of the Lesser Cursus. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010900.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus?

Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus 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 1010900.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm (6.2 km), Stapleford Castle (6.5 km), Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation (6.7 km).

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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
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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.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus

Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.