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Bowl barrow on Farncombe Down is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 500 metres south west of Baydon Hole in Berkshire. The barrow takes the form of a simple earthen mound characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice, in which a central burial or burials were covered by an accumulation of soil and stone. Bowl barrows of this type represent one of the most common forms of prehistoric monumental architecture across southern England, typically dating to the period between 2200 and 1500 BCE. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork on Farncombe Down and remains a significant record of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in the region.
Bowl barrow on Farncombe Down, 500m south west of Baydon Hole is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015804. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Farncombe Down is a Bronze Age burial monument situated approximately 500 metres south west of Baydon Hole in Berkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015804.
Bowl barrow on Farncombe Down, 500m south west of Baydon Hole 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 1015804.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Membury Camp See also WEST BERKSHIRE 199 (2.9 km), Membury Camp See also WILTSHIRE 286 (2.9 km), Village cross (3.6 km).
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