Bowl barrow, known as Woad round barrow, 450m north east of Cutsdeanhill Barn

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History & significance

Bowl barrow, known as Woad round barrow, is a prehistoric burial mound located approximately 450 metres north-east of Cutsdeanhill Barn in Gloucestershire. The monument is a bowl barrow, a type of round barrow characteristic of Bronze Age burial practice in Britain, typically comprising an earthen mound raised over a cremation or inhumation burial. The site is positioned within a landscape that contains multiple prehistoric monuments, reflecting the importance of the Gloucestershire uplands as a focus for ritual and burial activity during the Bronze Age period. The barrow survives as an archaeological feature of significance, designated as a scheduled monument, which testifies to its recognised value in understanding prehistoric funerary practices and settlement patterns in the region.

Bowl barrow, known as Woad round barrow, 450m north east of Cutsdeanhill Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016837. View the official record →

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