Scheduled Monuments›England›Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp

Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp

England

List entry 1020506

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1020506

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.05 hectares

Grid reference

SU 80538 31784

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow on Long Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located near Longmoor Camp in Hampshire. The monument consists of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork characteristic of barrows constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial monuments and are significant indicators of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary practices in the region. The site's survival and archaeological record contribute to understanding Bronze Age activity in the Hampshire landscape.

Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020506. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp?

Bowl barrow on Long Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located near Longmoor Camp in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020506.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp?

Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp 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 1020506.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Habin Bridge (8.9 km), Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery (9.3 km), Medieval moated site in Parlour Copse (9.8 km).

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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Habin Bridge

8.9 km

Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery

9.3 km

Medieval moated site in Parlour Copse

Bowl barrow and two saucer barrows 440m south east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group

10.3 km

Two bowl barrows and a saucer barrow 360m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group

10.3 km

Disc barrow 460m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group

10.3 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp

Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow on Long Down, 920m north east of Sewage Works at Longmoor Camp

Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~16.9 miles ChichesterRoman town · ~17.1 miles WinchesterRoman town · ~20.1 miles SilchesterRoman town · ~21.6 miles Battle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~13 miles

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