Bowl barrow and part of a later enclosure 490m north east of sea mark, the barrow forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down

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History & significance

Bowl barrow and part of a later enclosure 490m north east of sea mark is a Bronze Age round barrow located on Ashey Down in Hampshire, England. The monument comprises a bowl-shaped burial mound forming part of a wider cemetery of round barrows on the downland, indicative of Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in the region. The barrow's physical form is characteristic of bowl barrows, the most common type of round barrow in southern England, likely constructed during the early to middle Bronze Age period. The later enclosure, represented only in part at this location, suggests subsequent land use or reuse of the site during later prehistory.

Bowl barrow and part of a later enclosure 490m north east of sea mark, the barrow forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012754. View the official record →

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