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Bowl barrow 820m ESE of Woolmer Pond Cottage is a scheduled monument in Hampshire, located on Lower Greensand bedrock of Albian age. The barrow sits within a landscape of sandstone and mudstone geology typical of the Wealden formation across this part of southern England. This scheduled area covers 0.07 hectares and is protected by Historic England under reference 1020504.
The monument belongs to the Bronze Age funerary tradition, when burial mounds were constructed to commemorate significant individuals within their communities. Bowl barrows represent the characteristic form of this period, with a simple hemispherical mound of earth and chalk raised over a central burial deposit. The Woolmer Pond barrow exemplifies the smaller examples of this monument type, which are distributed throughout the Hampshire downlands and surrounding regions.
The site's preservation within the Lower Greensand landscape has ensured the survival of this archaeological feature, which provides evidence of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the area. As a scheduled monument, the barrow is afforded statutory protection against unauthorised disturbance, allowing future generations to study this important component of Hampshire's prehistoric heritage.
Bowl barrow 820m ESE of Woolmer Pond Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020504. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 820m ESE of Woolmer Pond Cottage is a scheduled monument in Hampshire, located on Lower Greensand bedrock of Albian age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020504.
Bowl barrow 820m ESE of Woolmer Pond Cottage 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 1020504.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Habin Bridge (9.2 km), Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery (9.5 km), Twin bowl barrow 325m south east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow 820m ESE of Woolmer Pond Cottage'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 820m ESE of Woolmer Pond Cottage stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.