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Bowl barrow 950m north-west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down, is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on Wiltshire downland near the village of Wexcombe. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork mound characteristic of the bowl barrow type, a common funerary monument of the Bronze Age period. Such barrows were constructed as places of interment for individuals of social standing and typically contained burials accompanied by grave goods. The site's location within the wider landscape of Wiltshire's Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments underscores the archaeological significance of the downland region.
Bowl barrow 950m north-west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013329. View the official record →
Bowl barrow 950m north-west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down, is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on Wiltshire downland near the village of Wexcombe. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013329.
Bowl barrow 950m north-west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe 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 1013329.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman buildings on Lambourne's Hill (7.9 km), Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill (9 km), Sidbury Hill and associated monuments (9.3 km).
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