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Bowl barrow on Hampton Ridge is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hampshire, England. The monument consists of a simple earthwork formed by a circular mound of earth and stone raised over a primary burial deposit, characteristic of bowl barrows constructed during the Bronze Age period, roughly 2200 to 700 BC. Such barrows typically contained inhumations or cremations of individuals of probable high status, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the wealth and rank of the deceased. The survival of this example contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in southern England.
Bowl barrow on Hampton Ridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015985. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Hampton Ridge is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015985.
Bowl barrow on Hampton Ridge 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 1015985.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery (5.8 km), Bowl barrow forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery (5.8 km), Bowl barrow on Handy Cross Plain (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Hampton Ridge's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow on Hampton Ridge stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.