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Bowl barrow on Headon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire, England. The barrow takes the form of a simple mounded earthwork characteristic of the earlier Bronze Age period, when such burial structures were widely constructed across the British landscape. The site survives as a visible topographical feature on Headon Hill and remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the Hampshire region. As a scheduled ancient monument, it is protected in recognition of its archaeological significance and its contribution to understanding Bronze Age communities in southern England.
Bowl barrow on Headon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010509. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Headon Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010509.
Bowl barrow on Headon Hill 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 1010509.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown (0.3 km), Round barrow 100m west of Old Coastguards (0.4 km), Two bowl barrows on High Down, 370m west of Tennyson's Beacon (1.1 km).
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