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Bowl barrow 500m west of Mariners is a Bronze Age burial mound located within West Wood near Mariners in Kent, England. The monument forms part of a significant barrow cemetery comprising six tumuli in the woodland, representing an important concentration of prehistoric funerary monuments in the county. Bowl barrows of this type are characterised by their distinctive hemispherical or dome-shaped earthwork construction, typically containing inhumation or cremation burials beneath the mound. This particular example contributes to the archaeological evidence for Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in the Wealden landscape of south-eastern England.
Bowl barrow 500m west of Mariners, one of six in West Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012218. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 500m west of Mariners is a Bronze Age burial mound located within West Wood near Mariners in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012218.
Bowl barrow 500m west of Mariners, one of six in West Wood 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 1012218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Royal Military Canal, Scanlon's Bridge to Town Bridge (8.2 km), Royal Military Canal, Town Bridge to Twiss Road Bridge (8.4 km), Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge (8.5 km).
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