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Bowl barrow on Farncombe Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located approximately 500 metres south west of Baydon Hole in Berkshire. The monument takes the form of a simple hemispherical or bowl-shaped earthwork, a common funerary structure of the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased. The site forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric burial monuments distributed across the Berkshire downs, representing an important element of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in southern England.
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 mound located 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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