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Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery

England
List entry 1012255
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012255
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
SU 16518 72517
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor is a Bronze Age burial mound located within the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a circular earthen mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, a funerary monument form prevalent during the Bronze Age. As part of the Rockley Plantation cemetery, it represents a significant clustering of prehistoric burial activity in the landscape, typical of barrow cemeteries that developed across Wiltshire during this period. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under list entry 1012255.

Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012255. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery?

Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor is a Bronze Age burial mound located within the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012255.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery?

Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery 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 1012255.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martinsell Hill camp (8.6 km), Group of barrows on Draycott Hill (8.9 km), Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill) (9.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Martinsell Hill camp
8.6 km
Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
8.9 km
Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)
9.3 km
Earthwork W of New Town Farm
9.8 km
Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
9.9 km
Bowl barrow 275m west of Square Copse: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery
10 km
Bowl barrow 175m west of Square Copse: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery
10.1 km
Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery

Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery

MildenhallRoman town · ~3.7 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~4.2 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~4.7 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~5 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~10.5 miles
Domesday entry for Rockley, Wiltshire →
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