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Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located 710 metres north west of Longstone Cottage on Chessell Down in Hampshire. The monument consists of a circular earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a prevalent funerary form during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods that reflected the status and beliefs of the interred individual. The site represents an important element of the prehistoric landscape of Chessell Down, contributing to the wider pattern of Bronze Age funerary activity recorded across this chalk downland area.
Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007781. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located 710 metres north west of Longstone Cottage on Chessell Down in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007781.
Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage 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 1007781.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Mottistone Common: 300m west of Longstone Cottage (0.6 km), The Longstone: a long barrow 60m south of Longstone Cottage (0.7 km), Castle Hill earthwork (0.9 km).
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