© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Bowl barrow on Arreton Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire. The barrow consists of a distinctive hemispherical or bowl-shaped earthwork raised over a burial deposit, characteristic of the Early Bronze Age period, roughly dating to between 2200 and 1500 BCE. Such monuments typically contained inhumation burials, often accompanied by grave goods including pottery and metalwork, reflecting the status and ritual practices of Bronze Age communities. The barrow survives as an upstanding earthwork and forms part of the archaeological landscape of Arreton Down, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow on Arreton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010009. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Arreton Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010009.
Bowl barrow on Arreton Down 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 1010009.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sandown Barrack Battery (6.5 km), Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway (7.2 km), Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor (8.3 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Bowl barrow on Arreton Down