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Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hampshire, approximately 640 metres east-north-east of Little Purley Farm. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary form across southern England during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically comprised a central burial deposit surrounded by a mound of earth and stone, often accompanied by a surrounding ditch. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1008769, indicating its recognition as a monument of historical and archaeological significance.
Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 640m east-north-east of Little Purley Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008769. View the official record →
Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hampshire, approximately 640 metres east-north-east of Little Purley Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008769.
Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 640m east-north-east of Little Purley 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 1008769.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 630m north-east of Little Purley Farm (0 km), Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 660m east-north-east of Little Purley Farm (0.1 km), Bell barrow at Shirley Holms, 710m east-north-east of Little Purley Farm (0.1 km).
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