Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 460m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery

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History & significance

Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery in Buckinghamshire. Located approximately 460 metres south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar, it represents the characteristic mound burial form prevalent during the second millennium BCE. The barrow survives as an earthwork of modest elevation typical of bowl barrows, a common round barrow type across southern England. The site contributes to the archaeological significance of the Beacon Hill cemetery, which testifies to sustained ritual and burial practices during the Bronze Age period.

Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 460m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009547. View the official record →

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