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Bowl barrow on Backley Plain is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire, England. The barrow is a circular earthwork consisting of a central mound surrounded by a ditch, typical of the bowl barrow form that was widely constructed during the Bronze Age as burial sites for prominent individuals and their grave goods. The monument is scheduled as an ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and social organisation in southern England. Its presence on Backley Plain contributes to the concentration of prehistoric monuments in the Hampshire landscape, forming part of the archaeological record of early metal-using communities in the region.
Bowl barrow on Backley Plain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009029. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Backley Plain is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009029.
Bowl barrow on Backley Plain 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 1009029.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Church Moor, 700m north of Long Pond (4.2 km), Bowl barrow 980m north-west of Wilverley Post (4.7 km), Bell barrow 900m north-west of Wilverley Post (4.8 km).
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