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Bowl barrow 600m north of Rookham Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. The monument represents a common form of funerary architecture characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed to mark the graves of individuals or small family groups. The barrow survives as a distinct topographical feature in the landscape, preserving archaeological evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region. Its designation as a scheduled monument reflects its significance as a surviving example of prehistoric funerary architecture.
Bowl barrow 600m north of Rookham Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009774. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 600m north of Rookham Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009774.
Bowl barrow 600m north of Rookham Plantation 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 1009774.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (1.7 km), Browne's Gate (3.3 km), Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 600m north of Rookham Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow 600m north of Rookham Plantation stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.