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Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.

England
List entry 1010108
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010108
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SU 03851 69326
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Cherhill Down in Wiltshire. The barrow survives as a bowl-shaped mound, a characteristic form of Bronze Age burial constructed across southern Britain during the second millennium BC. Located on the chalk downs west of the prominent Cherhill Monument, it represents part of the wider ceremonial landscape developed on the Wiltshire uplands during prehistory. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding burial practices and land use in the Bronze Age Wessex region.

Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010108. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.?

Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Cherhill Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010108.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.?

Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down. 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 1010108.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roundway Hill Farm round barrows (4.8 km), Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow (5.9 km), Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp (6 km).

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Roman Britain
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
4.8 km
Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
5.9 km
Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
6 km
Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
6.2 km
Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
6.4 km
Rybury camp
7 km
All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
7.2 km
Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
8.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.

Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down. stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.

Silbury HillArchaeological site · ~3.9 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~4 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~4.2 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~11 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~3 miles
Domesday entry for Calstone, Wiltshire →
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