Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House

Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House

England
List entry 1016500
Nation
England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. The monument comprises a circular earthwork of the type characteristic of prehistoric funerary practice in southern Britain, when such barrows served as communal or individual burial sites and functioned as significant landscape markers. Bowl barrows of this form typically date between approximately 3500 and 1500 BC, though the precise chronology of this particular example would require archaeological investigation. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument and is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1016500, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of early settlement and ritual practice in the region.

Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016500. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House?

Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016500.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House?

Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House 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 1016500.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows and a round cairn on Lydeard Hill, 750m north of Tilbury Farm (1 km), Bowl barrow at the west end of Cothelstone Hill, 825m NNE of St Agnes' Well (2.5 km), Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 885m NNE of St Agnes' Well (2.5 km).

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