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Bowl barrow on Hornley Common is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Hampshire, England. The monument consists of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practices, with a raised central mound surrounded by a ditch. Such barrows typically date to the second millennium BC and served as burial monuments for individuals of elevated status within their communities. The survival of the earthwork on Hornley Common demonstrates the preservation of prehistoric funerary landscapes in southern England, contributing to understanding of Bronze Age settlement and burial customs in the region.
Bowl barrow on Hornley Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012633. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Hornley Common is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012633.
Bowl barrow on Hornley Common 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 1012633.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linear earthwork known as the Festaen Dic (3.2 km), Bowl barrow in Albert Road (6 km), Exploded Napoleonic practice redoubt on Butter Hill (6.3 km).
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