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Bowl barrow 50m west of St Mary's Church is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Wiltshire. The barrow survives as a distinctive earthwork mound characteristic of burial practice during the second millennium BC, when such monuments were constructed across the English chalk downlands as repositories for the deceased and their grave goods. Its location adjacent to the parish church reflects the long continuity of ritual and ceremonial significance at this site, a pattern common where Bronze Age burial grounds became associated with early Christian places of worship. The monument remains on the Heritage List for England as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of prehistoric funerary custom and landscape use.
Bowl barrow 50m west of St Mary's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010404. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 50m west of St Mary's Church is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010404.
Bowl barrow 50m west of St Mary's Church 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 1010404.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow 1/4 mile (400m) NW of Willoughby Hedge (3.9 km), Medieval field system (4.4 km), Oval barrow on Keysley Down, 1040m NNE of Chapel Field Barn (4.7 km).
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