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
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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow in Stephen's Firs is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire, England. The barrow forms part of a dispersed cemetery group that includes additional burial mounds in the neighbouring Holden's Firs area, representing evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in the region. As a bowl barrow, it comprises a circular earthen mound of relatively modest proportions, the characteristic form of this common burial monument type. The monument is scheduled as an ancient monument under the heritage protection framework, reflecting its archaeological significance for understanding Bronze Age burial customs and landscape use in southern England.

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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Questions & answers

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 funerary monument located in Hampshire, England. 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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