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Nan Tow's Tump is a bowl barrow situated in Gloucestershire, representing a form of prehistoric burial monument characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. The mound survives as a roughly circular earthwork of modest proportions, typical of bowl barrows which functioned as communal or individual burial sites across southern Britain. Such monuments were commonly constructed during the Bronze Age, though some examples incorporate earlier Neolithic burials, and often contained inhumations accompanied by grave goods. The site's survival and scheduling as a protected monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and land use in the English landscape.
Bowl barrow known as Nan Tow's Tump is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016076. View the official record →
Nan Tow's Tump is a bowl barrow situated in Gloucestershire, representing a form of prehistoric burial monument characteristic of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016076.
Bowl barrow known as Nan Tow's Tump 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 1016076.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm (1.7 km), Tump Barn bowl barrow (1.7 km), Churchyard cross in St Lawrence's churchyard (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow known as Nan Tow's Tump'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 known as Nan Tow's Tump stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.