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Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm

England
List entry 1008294
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008294
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.1 hectares
Grid reference
ST 51641 62732
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Somerset, England. The site comprises a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically functioned as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of contemporary communities. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork represents an important archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Somerset landscape.

Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008294. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm?

Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008294.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm?

Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell 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 1008294.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stow Barrow : a bowl barrow 700m southwest of Haydon Grange Farm (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 570m south east of Lodmore Farm (9.3 km), Priddy Circle and barrow cemetery 400m north of Castle of Comfort Inn (9.5 km).

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Overview
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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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Stow Barrow : a bowl barrow 700m southwest of Haydon Grange Farm
9.2 km
Bowl barrow 570m south east of Lodmore Farm
9.3 km
Priddy Circle and barrow cemetery 400m north of Castle of Comfort Inn
9.5 km
Bowl barrow 400m southeast of Wellington Farm
9.6 km
Bowl barrow 350m northeast of Cheddar Head Farm
9.7 km
Bowl barrow 600m east of Priddy Hill Farm
9.9 km
Three of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle Farm
10 km
Bowl barrow 450m north west of Harptree Lodge
10.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm

Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 90m south-west of Bicknell Farm

BathRoman town · ~14.5 milesGlastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~15 milesCaerwentRoman town · ~17.5 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~24.4 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~13.6 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~13.7 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~19.6 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~22.3 miles
Domesday entry for Butcombe, Somerset →
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