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Bowl barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the chalk downland near Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The barrow consists of a circular mound of earth and flint with a bowl-shaped profile, typical of the round barrow form prevalent during the Early and Middle Bronze Age. As part of the Normanton Down cemetery, one of the most important concentrations of round barrows in southern England, it represents the funerary practices and landscape use of Bronze Age communities in the Stonehenge region, likely dating to the period between approximately 2200 and 1500 BCE. The site contributes significantly to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual activity on Salisbury Plain, forming part of the broader ceremonial and burial landscape surrounding the Neolithic monument of Stonehenge.
Bowl barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009616. View the official record →
Bowl barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial monument situated on the chalk downland near Stonehenge in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009616.
Bowl barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery 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 1009616.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (6 km), Group of barrows on North Hill Down (7.7 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (7.8 km).
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