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Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm

England
List entry 1011527
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011527
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
ST 60119 53250
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Somerset. The barrow takes the form of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrow type monuments, which represent one of the most common burial monuments of the Bronze Age in Britain. Such monuments typically contained inhumation or cremation burials accompanied by grave goods, though specific details of any interments at this particular site are not extensively documented in the readily accessible record. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument in recognition of its archaeological importance and contribution to understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices in the region.

Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011527. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm?

Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011527.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm?

Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House 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 1011527.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Beacon Hill (7.8 km), Round barrow on Beacon Hill (7.9 km), Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill (8.2 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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two round barrows on Beacon Hill
7.8 km
Round barrow on Beacon Hill
7.9 km
Circular earthwork and barrows on Beacon Hill
8.2 km
King's Castle enclosures, Iron Age defended settlement
8.2 km
Round barrow in Beacon Plantation
8.4 km
Medieval standing cross 80m south of St Mary's Church
9 km
Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house
9 km
Browne's Gate
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm

Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 70m east of Barrow House Farm

Glastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~11 milesBathRoman town · ~11.7 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~17.5 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~19.6 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~13 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~13 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~18.8 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~18.9 miles
Domesday entry for Chewton, Somerset →
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