Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down

Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down

England
List entry 1007487
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

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

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the round barrow cemetery distributed across Horton Down in Wiltshire. The barrow takes the form of a simple earthen mound without internal stone structures, typical of bowl barrow morphology from the Bronze Age period. Its location within the broader cemetery reflects the concentration of burial practices on Horton Down during the second millennium BC, a pattern characteristic of Wessex's ritual and funerary landscapes. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and remains designated for its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the region.

Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007487. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down?

Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the round barrow cemetery distributed across Horton Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007487.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down?

Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down 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 1007487.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (4.4 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (4.5 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (4.8 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 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down