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Bowl barrow 540m north of Otterwood Farm is a prehistoric burial monument located in Hampshire. The barrow dates to the Bronze Age and represents a common funerary tradition of that period, when prominent individuals were interred beneath earthen mounds. The monument survives as a bowl-shaped earthwork, the characteristic form from which such barrows derive their name, though its condition and dimensions are subject to the usual processes of erosion and agricultural activity that affect such upland sites. As a scheduled ancient monument, it contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the Hampshire region.
Bowl barrow 540m north of Otterwood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017573. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 540m north of Otterwood Farm is a prehistoric burial monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017573.
Bowl barrow 540m north of Otterwood 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 1017573.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Row Down round barrow cemetery (2 km), St Leonards Chapel (remains of) (4.4 km), Bowl barrow 300m west of Hatchett Gate (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 540m north of Otterwood Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow 540m north of Otterwood Farm stands on Solent Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is clay, silt and sand.