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Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge

England
List entry 1018185
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018185
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.05 hectares
Grid reference
SU 12804 06030
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Hampshire. The barrow takes the form of a simple mounded earthwork characteristic of the bowl barrow type, which represents one of the most common burial structures of the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as an archaeological record of prehistoric mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Hampshire landscape. As a designated heritage asset, the barrow contributes to understanding Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary activity in southern England.

Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018185. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge?

Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018185.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge?

Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge 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 1018185.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Avon Common, 115m south east of The Mount (7.6 km), Ralph's Barrow (8.3 km), Two bowl barrows on Sopley Common, 680m and 640m north west of Brickfield Cottage (8.5 km).

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Overview
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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.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Avon Common, 115m south east of The Mount
7.6 km
Ralph's Barrow
8.3 km
Two bowl barrows on Sopley Common, 680m and 640m north west of Brickfield Cottage
8.5 km
Mag's Barrow
8.7 km
Bowl barrow 320m north of Brickfield Cottage
8.8 km
Parley Barrow, a bowl barrow on the corner of Ellesfield Drive and Druid's Close
8.8 km
Bell barrow 500m north east of Beacon Farm
9 km
Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge

Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Ashley Heath, 510m south east of Duncombe Lodge

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~16.7 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~22.5 miles
Domesday entry for Ringwood, Hampshire →
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