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The Devil's Punchbowl is a bowl barrow situated on Nunwell Down in Hampshire, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and forms part of the wider funerary landscape of the downland. As a bowl barrow, it comprises a circular mound of earth and chalk with a shallow central depression, a characteristic form of Bronze Age burial monument found across southern England. The site remains a notable example of prehistoric funerary architecture and contributes to understanding the settlement patterns and ritual practices of Bronze Age communities in the Hampshire region.
Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012719. View the official record →
The Devil's Punchbowl is a bowl barrow situated on Nunwell Down in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012719.
Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl 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 1012719.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church (2.5 km), Bembridge Fort (2.9 km), Sandown Barrack Battery (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl'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 Nunwell Down known as The Devil's Punchbowl stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.