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Bowl barrow 550m south east of Southfield Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Somerset. The barrow survives as a low earthen mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, a common form of burial mound constructed during the Bronze Age across southern Britain. Such monuments typically contained single or multiple inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for ritual activity and territorial demarcation within prehistoric communities. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological significance and protected status.
Bowl barrow 550m south east of Southfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010264. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 550m south east of Southfield Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010264.
Bowl barrow 550m south east of Southfield 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 1010264.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (2.9 km), Browne's Gate (3.9 km), Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 550m south east of Southfield 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 550m south east of Southfield Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.