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Buck's Head round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 540 metres east of Dunley in Gloucestershire. The monument survives as a bowl barrow, a common funerary form of the Bronze Age period, characterised by its distinctive bowl-shaped mound. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods that reflect the social status of the deceased. This example contributes to the archaeological landscape of the Gloucestershire uplands, where Bronze Age ceremonial and mortuary sites remain significant indicators of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices.
Bowl barrow, known as Buck's Head round barrow, 540m east of Dunley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016996. View the official record →
Buck's Head round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated approximately 540 metres east of Dunley in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016996.
Bowl barrow, known as Buck's Head round barrow, 540m east of Dunley 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 1016996.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Juniper Hill earthwork (6.5 km), Poor souls' light at All Saints' Church (6.7 km), Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood Farm (7.5 km).
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