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Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner

England
List entry 1013053
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013053
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SU 41870 76429
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Berkshire, England. The site represents a typical example of the round barrow tradition that flourished during the Bronze Age, when such burial mounds served as prominent markers of individual or family graves within the prehistoric landscape. The monument's form and construction follow the characteristic bowl-shaped profile that defines this barrow type, though its current condition and state of preservation reflect centuries of landscape use and agricultural management. As a scheduled ancient monument, it retains archaeological significance for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Berkshire region.

Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013053. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner?

Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013053.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner?

Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner 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 1013053.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 670m east of Rowbury Farm (2.9 km), Moated site at Hug Ditch Court (3.4 km), Whatcombe deserted medieval village (3.5 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 670m east of Rowbury Farm
2.9 km
Moated site at Hug Ditch Court
3.4 km
Whatcombe deserted medieval village
3.5 km
Two platform barrows and a bowl barrow 440m south of Greenway Cottages
4.4 km
Bowl barrow on Barrow Hill
5.4 km
Bussock camp
6.3 km
Mere End Down Romano-British field system
7.4 km
Donnington Castle: a quadrangular castle and 17th century fieldwork.
8.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner

Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner

MildenhallRoman town · ~13.3 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~14.8 milesSilchesterRoman town · ~16.2 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~20 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~7.1 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~19.4 miles
Domesday entry for Chaddleworth, Berkshire →
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