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Kingswood Brake Bowl Barrow is a scheduled monument located 450 metres west-north-west of Wood Farm in Oxfordshire. This Bronze Age burial mound sits on geology of the Great Oolite Group, where sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks of Bathonian age form the underlying bedrock. The barrow occupies a scheduled area of 0.06 hectares and is protected by Historic England under reference 1009421.
Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of funerary monument across prehistoric Britain. They typically comprise a simple earthen mound raised over a central grave, often surrounded by a ditch from which material was extracted for the mound's construction. The form persisted across several centuries of the Bronze Age, with burials frequently accompanied by pottery vessels and metalwork reflecting the social status and beliefs of the period.
The monument survives within Kingswood Brake, a landscape that would have offered both practical advantages and visual prominence to prehistoric communities. As a scheduled monument, the barrow is protected against unauthorised disturbance, preserving its archaeological integrity for future investigation and study. The site contributes to the recorded archaeological heritage of the local area and wider understanding of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the Oxfordshire region.
Bowl barrow in Kingswood Brake, 450m WNW of Wood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009421. View the official record →
Kingswood Brake Bowl Barrow is a scheduled monument located 450 metres west-north-west of Wood Farm in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009421.
Bowl barrow in Kingswood Brake, 450m WNW of Wood 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 1009421.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stonesfield Roman villa (3.1 km), Bowl barrow 350m south west of Furze Platt Farm in Blenheim Great Park (3.3 km), Oaklands Farm Roman villa (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Kingswood Brake, 450m WNW of Wood Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow in Kingswood Brake, 450m WNW of Wood Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.