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Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm

England
List entry 1017298
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017298
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
ST 92665 52315
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age across southern England. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods that provide evidence of contemporary ritual practices and material culture. The site's survival and official recognition reflect the archaeological importance of Wiltshire's extensive barrow landscape, which preserves significant evidence of prehistoric mortuary practices and settlement patterns.

Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017298. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm?

Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017298.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm?

Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane 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 1017298.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods (9.1 km), Round barrow on the summit of Cotley Hill (9.1 km), Round barrow on the south side of Cotley Hill (9.3 km).

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Overview
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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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods
9.1 km
Round barrow on the summit of Cotley Hill
9.1 km
Round barrow on the south side of Cotley Hill
9.3 km
Bowl barrow 270m south west of Norton Bavant House
9.4 km
Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street
9.7 km
Two saucer barrows 250m west of John's Planting
9.9 km
Field system on Codford Down
10.3 km
Upton Great Barrow: a bell barrow in East Barrow Belt
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm

Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 640m south east of Greater Lane Farm

BathRoman town · ~13.4 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~13.7 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~14.4 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~14.7 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~9.6 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~16.7 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~16.9 miles
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