Bowl barrow forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery

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History & significance

Bowl barrow forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire, England. The barrow is a characteristic example of the bowl barrow type, distinguished by its simple hemispherical mound form, and forms part of a larger cemetery grouping at Bratley Plain that represents concentrated Bronze Age burial activity. Dating to the Bronze Age period, the monument is indicative of the funerary practices and settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in the region. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the national heritage designation scheme, reflecting its archaeological importance and the value of the Bratley Plain cemetery as a landscape feature preserving evidence of Bronze Age ritual and mortuary behaviour.

Bowl barrow forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012559. View the official record →

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