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Bowl barrow on Barrow Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Berkshire. The structure consists of a circular earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a common burial form across southern Britain during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments typically contained cremated or inhumed remains and served as focal points for community ritual activity. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork, despite the extensive development and agricultural activity affecting much of Berkshire's landscape, makes it an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow on Barrow Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013185. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Barrow Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013185.
Bowl barrow on Barrow Hill 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 1013185.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 670m east of Rowbury Farm (4.1 km), Long barrow on Sheep Down, 1km north of East Ilsley (4.5 km), East Ilsley Down round barrows (4.6 km).
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