Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs

Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs

England
List entry 1012304
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012304
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SU 64512 64654
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hampshire, England, situated as an outlier to the larger barrow cemetery at Holden's Firs. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrow typology, constructed during the Bronze Age period when such round barrows served as communal or individual burial monuments. Its position away from the main cemetery group suggests either temporal variation in the use of the landscape or a distinct burial practice within the regional barrow tradition. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1012304 and represents an important element of the Bronze Age funerary archaeology of Hampshire.

Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012304. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs?

Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hampshire, England, situated as an outlier to the larger barrow cemetery at Holden's Firs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012304.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs?

Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs 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 1012304.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated features (2.3 km), Hillfort south west of Pond Farm, near Silchester (2.4 km), Three sections of a linear earthwork between Churchlane Copse and Early Bridge Copse, south of Silchester (3.2 km).

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The bedrock under Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs

Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs: an outlier to a barrow cemetery in Holden's Firs stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.