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Bowl barrow 570m south east of Southfield Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset. The barrow survives as a circular earthwork mound characteristic of the bowl barrow form, which represents one of the most common burial structures of the Bronze Age period. Such monuments were typically constructed to cover inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points within the prehistoric landscape. The site's scheduling and listing reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in the region.
Bowl barrow 570m south east of Southfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010231. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 570m south east of Southfield Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010231.
Bowl barrow 570m 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 1010231.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (2.9 km), Browne's Gate (3.8 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 570m 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 570m 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.