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Bowl barrow in Parnholt Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hampshire, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common funerary monument type dating from the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods that reflected the status of the deceased. The site represents an important element of the Bronze Age funerary landscape in Hampshire and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and burial practices of the period.
Bowl barrow in Parnholt Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012977. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Parnholt Wood is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012977.
Bowl barrow in Parnholt Wood 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 1012977.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Ashley Down Plantation, 1010m south west of Forest of Bere Farm (1.8 km), Bowl barrow on Ashley Down Plantation, 1000m south west of Forest of Bere Farm (1.8 km), Group of round barrows at Withering Corner (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Parnholt Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow in Parnholt Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.