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Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm

England
List entry 1017365
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017365
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SU 21438 78212
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a circular earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument constructed during the later Neolithic period and throughout the Bronze Age. Such structures typically contained burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points for community ritual and commemoration. The barrow remains visible as an upstanding earthwork within the archaeological landscape of Wiltshire, contributing to the distribution of prehistoric burial monuments across the region.

Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017365. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm?

Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017365.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm?

Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham 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 1017365.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew Farm (6.5 km), Dam of King's fishpond (8.6 km), Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett Road (8.7 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.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew Farm
6.5 km
Dam of King's fishpond
8.6 km
Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett Road
8.7 km
Black Field Roman site
8.7 km
Village settlement on Barton Down
8.9 km
Earthworks on Marlborough Common
9.1 km
Ditch 530yds (484m) SW of Stitchcombe Farm
9.1 km
Camp on Forest Hill
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm

Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham Farm

MildenhallRoman town · ~5.5 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~8.6 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~9.3 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~9.7 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~14.9 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~16.8 miles
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