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Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House

England
List entry 1016521
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016521
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SU6984924522
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire. The site comprises a circular earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a common burial form across southern England during these prehistoric periods. Bowl barrows typically contained inhumations or cremations within central chambers or grave pits, though the specific contents and construction details of this particular example are not extensively documented in accessible scholarly records. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and forms part of the wider prehistoric landscape of Hampshire, contributing to understanding of ancient burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.

Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016521. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House?

Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016521.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House?

Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House 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 1016521.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A hilltop enclosed by Iron Age cross dykes, an associated field system and Bronze Age barrows at Butser Hill (4.9 km), Leydene Ditches (5.5 km), Bowl barrow 310m north of Leydene House (5.5 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

A hilltop enclosed by Iron Age cross dykes, an associated field system and Bronze Age barrows at Butser Hill
4.9 km
Leydene Ditches
5.5 km
Bowl barrow 310m north of Leydene House
5.5 km
Bowl barrow 640m south west of Coombe Cottages
6 km
Bell barrow on Teglease Down
6.2 km
Bowl barrow on Teglease Down, 600m north east of Little West End Farm
6.4 km
Romano-British and Iron Age buildings, field system and hollow ways in the southern part of Holt Down Plantation
7.2 km
Long barrow 640m south-east of Stock's Farm
7.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House

Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow immediately north of Bordean House

WinchesterRoman town · ~13.8 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~14.9 milesChichesterRoman town · ~15.8 milesSilchesterRoman town · ~23.8 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~7 miles
Domesday entry for Meon, Hampshire →
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