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Bowl barrow on Barrow Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Berkshire. The monument survives as a circular earthwork of characteristic bowl barrow form, with a central burial chamber beneath a mound of earth and stone. Such monuments represent one of the most common types of prehistoric funerary monument in southern England, typically dating from the third or second millennium BCE. The barrow's survival as an upstanding archaeological feature indicates its historical importance to understanding the burial practices and social organisation of prehistoric Berkshire communities.
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 Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated 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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