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Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge is a Bronze Age burial mound situated within the rich archaeological landscape of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a simple earthen mound of circular plan, characteristic of the bowl barrow type which was the predominant form of elite burial monument constructed during the Early and Middle Bronze Age periods, roughly 2200 to 1500 BC. Its position within the dense concentration of burial monuments surrounding Stonehenge reflects the continued ritual and ceremonial importance of the area during the Bronze Age, long after the main stone circle itself had been constructed. The barrow remains a significant testimony to prehistoric mortuary practice and the evolution of burial customs in southern England during the second millennium BC.
Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012371. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge is a Bronze Age burial mound situated within the rich archaeological landscape of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012371.
Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge 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 1012371.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (6.4 km), Group of barrows on North Hill Down (8.1 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.