Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm

Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm

England
List entry 1010521
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. The barrow takes the form of a roughly circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary structure of the Bronze Age period. Its placement within the landscape reflects the wider pattern of burial activity on the Mendip uplands during the second and early first millennia before the Common Era. The monument survives as a visible archaeological feature and is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument under the Historic England national heritage list.

Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010521. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm?

Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located on the Mendip Hills in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010521.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm?

Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy 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 1010521.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Badger Hole, Wookey (5 km), Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (5 km), Bishop's palace (7.2 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm