Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow: an isolated round barrow on Milston Down

Bowl barrow: an isolated round barrow on Milston Down

England
List entry 1009478
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow is an isolated round barrow situated on Milston Down in Wiltshire, England. The monument belongs to the Bronze Age period, when such burial mounds were constructed across the chalk downlands of southern Britain as funerary monuments for members of the contemporary elite. The barrow exhibits the characteristic earthwork form of a bowl-shaped mound, the defining feature of this barrow type, and represents one of many examples dotting the Salisbury Plain landscape. As a Bronze Age funerary monument and scheduled ancient monument, it retains archaeological significance for understanding prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in Wiltshire.

Bowl barrow: an isolated round barrow on Milston Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009478. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow: an isolated round barrow on Milston Down?

Bowl barrow is an isolated round barrow situated on Milston Down in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009478.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow: an isolated round barrow on Milston Down?

Bowl barrow: an isolated round barrow on Milston 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 1009478.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow: an isolated round barrow on Milston Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two disc barrows and two bowl barrows 900m north of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down (9.1 km), Bell barrow, three bowl barrows and gas testing trenches on Idmiston Down (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 450m ENE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (9.4 km).

Aubrey Research

Generate a full report for this location

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.

Research the area around Bowl barrow: an isolated round barrow on Milston Down