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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 →
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.
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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