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Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage

England
List entry 1007781
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007781
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 40356 84870
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated on Chessell Down in Hampshire, approximately 710 metres north west of Longstone Cottage. The monument comprises a circular earthwork typical of bowl barrow form, consisting of a domed mound with a surrounding ditch, representing a common funerary monument type deployed across southern England during the prehistoric period. Such barrows functioned as communal or individual burial sites and are significant indicators of settlement patterns and ritual practices during the Neolithic and Bronze Age. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1007781, reflecting its archaeological importance as a surviving example of prehistoric monumental architecture.

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 →

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What is Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage?

Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated on Chessell Down in Hampshire, approximately 710 metres north west of Longstone Cottage. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007781.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Bowl barrow known as 'Black Barrow': 670m NNE of Longstone Farmhouse
1.3 km
Round barrow 600m south east of Sudmoor Cottage
2.2 km
Rock Roman villa
2.2 km
A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
4 km
Bowl barrow 1.35km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
4.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage

Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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