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Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm

England
List entry 1016674
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016674
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
ST 88397 39899
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises a roughly circular mound characteristic of bowl barrows, the most common form of round barrow construction during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically served as burial places for individuals of status within Bronze Age communities, often containing inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods. The barrow's survival into the modern period, despite agricultural activity across the landscape, represents an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and social organisation in the Wiltshire region.

Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016674. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm?

Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016674.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm?

Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill 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 1016674.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Keysley Down, 250m west of the A350 Warminster-Shaftesbury Road (5.4 km), Bowl barrow 700m south-west of Keysley Farm (5.8 km), Long barrow on Keysley Down, 1020m NNE of Chapel Field Barn (5.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Keysley Down, 250m west of the A350 Warminster-Shaftesbury Road
5.4 km
Bowl barrow 700m south-west of Keysley Farm
5.8 km
Long barrow on Keysley Down, 1020m NNE of Chapel Field Barn
5.8 km
Bowl barrow 700m south east of Field Barn
5.9 km
Oval barrow on Keysley Down, 1040m NNE of Chapel Field Barn
5.9 km
Two round barrows in Chaddenwick Furze
6.3 km
Barrow 1/4 mile (400m) NW of Willoughby Hedge
6.4 km
Enclosure and bowl barrow on Charnage Down, north west of Chaddenwick Hill
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm

Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 560m north east of Lord's Hill Farm

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~14.8 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~16.2 milesBathRoman town · ~17.5 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~18.2 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~17.6 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~21.2 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~21.4 miles
Domesday entry for Deverill, Wiltshire →
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