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Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage

England
List entry 1008794
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008794
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
ST 81211 93631
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Brock Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 400 metres south west of Lasborough Cottage in Gloucestershire. The site takes the form of a bowl barrow, a common funerary monument type of the Bronze Age characterised by a simple domed or slightly flattened mound. The barrow survives as an earthwork feature within the landscape and is designated as a scheduled monument in recognition of its archaeological significance and contribution to understanding Bronze Age burial practices in the Cotswolds region.

Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008794. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage?

Bowl barrow on Brock Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 400 metres south west of Lasborough Cottage in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008794.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage?

Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage 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 1008794.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including West Barrow: a long barrow 200m west of Leighterton School (2.4 km), Two bowl barrows 100m north east of Bowldown Wood (3.7 km), Tresham Farbarrow round barrows (3.9 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
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

West Barrow: a long barrow 200m west of Leighterton School
2.4 km
Two bowl barrows 100m north east of Bowldown Wood
3.7 km
Tresham Farbarrow round barrows
3.9 km
Three bowl barrows 850m east of Park Wood Farm
4.1 km
Bowl barrow known as Nan Tow's Tump
4.4 km
Bowl barrow 400m north of Starveall Farm
5.7 km
Tump Barn bowl barrow
5.9 km
Long barrow 335m WNW of Starveall Farm
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage

Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Brock Hill, 400m south west of Lasborough Cottage

CirencesterRoman town · ~14.2 milesGloucesterRoman town · ~15.6 milesBathRoman town · ~18.3 milesCaerwentRoman town · ~21.3 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~15.5 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~15.6 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~21.6 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~24.1 miles
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