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Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a circular earthwork of modest proportions typical of bowl barrow morphology, a common funerary form of the Bronze Age period. As part of the Seven Barrow Hill cemetery, it contributes to a significant clustering of burial monuments that reflects intensive ritual activity and territorial organization during the Bronze Age, likely spanning the second millennium before the present. The barrow's proximity to The Sanctuary, a notable Neolithic and Bronze Age ritual site, suggests meaningful spatial relationships within this important landscape of prehistoric ceremonial and burial activity.
Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007489. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007489.
Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery 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 1007489.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (4.2 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (4.2 km), Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage (4.2 km).
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