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Bowl barrow in Bridmore Belt is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 940 metres north east of Ashcombe Farm in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a circular mound of earth and stone, characteristic of bowl barrows constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such burial mounds were the dominant form of mortuary practice across southern England. Bowl barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the interred individual. As a scheduled ancient monument, this barrow forms part of the wider Bronze Age landscape of Wiltshire and contributes to understanding burial practices and settlement patterns of the prehistoric period.
Bowl barrow in Bridmore Belt, 940m north east of Ashcombe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020462. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Bridmore Belt is a Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 940 metres north east of Ashcombe Farm in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020462.
Bowl barrow in Bridmore Belt, 940m north east of Ashcombe Farm 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 1020462.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 600m south of Plantation Farm (8.9 km), Roman villa on Little Barton Hill (8.9 km), Bowl barrow 250m north west of Veiny Cheese Pond (9.2 km).
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