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Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage

England
List entry 1016001
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016001
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 13268 97022
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 120 metres north west of Brickfield Cottage in Hampshire. The monument comprises a simple circular mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument erected during the Bronze Age period. Its presence within the landscape represents evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the region, contributing to the archaeological record of prehistoric Hampshire. The site is protected as a scheduled monument under the designation NHLE list entry 1016001.

Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016001. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage?

Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 120 metres north west of Brickfield Cottage in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016001.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage?

Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield 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 1016001.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oval earthwork on St Catherine's Hill (1.8 km), Round barrow on St Catherine's Hill camp (2.2 km), World War II pillbox and tank traps in former railway yard N of town (4.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Oval earthwork on St Catherine's Hill
1.8 km
Round barrow on St Catherine's Hill camp
2.2 km
World War II pillbox and tank traps in former railway yard N of town
4.3 km
Site of Town Walls in, and E of, Druitt Gardens
4.9 km
Staple Cross
5.1 km
Pre-Conquest monastery, early Christian cemetery, Augustinian priory and a motte and bailey castle at Christchurch
5.3 km
Bowl barrow 390m east of Tuckton Roundabout
5.3 km
Two bowl barrows 405m north west of Barn Cottage, Hengistbury Head
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage

Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~22.3 miles
Domesday entry for Hurn, Hampshire →
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