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Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. The barrow is one of several round barrows comprising a cemetery on the down, representing funerary practices of the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows are among the most common form of round barrow, consisting of a mound of earth and stone raised over one or more burials beneath. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and forms part of a landscape rich in prehistoric burial remains typical of Wiltshire's chalk downlands.
Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012985. View the official record →
Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012985.
Bowl barrow forming part of a 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 1012985.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (2.4 km), Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (3.1 km), Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill (3.3 km).
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