Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe

Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe

England
List entry 1017073
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017073
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SP 02808 14369
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Withington Wood round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 880 metres north-west of Postcombe in Gloucestershire. The monument takes the form of a bowl barrow, a common funerary structure of the Bronze Age characterised by a circular earthen mound with a slight depression at its summit. Such monuments typically date from the second millennium BCE and served as burial places for individuals of status within prehistoric communities. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork feature within Withington Wood, representing an important element of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the Gloucestershire region.

Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017073. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe?

Withington Wood round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 880 metres north-west of Postcombe in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017073.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe?

Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe 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 1017073.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow, known as Rendcomb Old Park round barrow, 300m north east of Old Park Farm (5.6 km), Wayside cross at Calmsden (6 km), Section of White Way 900yds (820m) long in Long Plantation (6.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe

Bowl barrow, known as Withington Wood round barrow, 880m north west of Postcombe stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.