Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount'

Bowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount'

England
List entry 1013932
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

The Mount is a bowl barrow situated on Beaconsfield golf course in Buckinghamshire. This earthwork monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a burial mound of the type commonly constructed during the second millennium BCE across southern England. The barrow survives as a roughly circular raised mound, characteristic of bowl barrows, which typically contained cremated or inhumed remains within or beneath the earthwork. Such monuments are significant archaeological indicators of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Chiltern region.

Bowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount' is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013932. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount'?

The Mount is a bowl barrow situated on Beaconsfield golf course in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013932.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount'?

Bowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount' 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 1013932.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Beaconsfield golf course, known as `The Mount'?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site in Bower Wood, 560m south west of Bower Wood Cottages (2.4 km), Templars' site at Moat Farm, Hedgerley (3.4 km), Bulstrode Park camp (4.8 km).

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