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
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007487
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SU 07903 67777
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on Horton Down in Wiltshire, England. The barrow forms part of a cemetery of round barrows characteristic of the period between approximately 2200 and 700 BCE, representing one of several burial mounds distributed across this chalk downland landscape. As a bowl barrow, the monument consists of a simple hemispherical or bowl-shaped earthen mound raised over a central burial, a common burial form during the Bronze Age in southern England. The site is listed on the National Heritage List for England and represents an important element of the archaeological record documenting Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Wessex 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 →

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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 located on Horton Down in Wiltshire, England. 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).

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The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under 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 stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.