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Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Wiltshire. The barrow is one of several round barrows arranged in a linear cemetery grouping on the Down, a characteristic funerary landscape pattern of the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of round barrow, distinguished by their simple hemispherical mound construction raised over a central burial or burials. The monument remains an important archaeological feature contributing to the wider understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns across the Wiltshire chalk downlands.
Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012987. View the official record →
Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012987.
Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington 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 1012987.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (2.5 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (2.7 km), All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (3.1 km).
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