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Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 460 metres north east of Westwood Farm in Gloucestershire. The monument consists of a circular earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a prevalent burial form during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumations or cremations, often accompanied by grave goods that reflected the status and beliefs of prehistoric communities. The site's survival as a discrete topographical feature demonstrates its archaeological value in understanding Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns within the county.
Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016840. View the official record →
Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 460 metres north east of Westwood Farm in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016840.
Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood 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 1016840.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British site known as Hailey Wood Camp (5.8 km), Bowl barrow 450m south east of Upper Hyde Farm (6.1 km), Hullasey Grove medieval village site (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood Farm'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 Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.