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Bowl barrow on Rivar Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. The barrow takes the form of a simple, rounded mound characteristic of bowl barrow design, a common funerary structure of the Bronze Age period. It stands as one of numerous barrows distributed across the Wiltshire landscape, reflecting the regional importance of ritual burial practices during this era. The site remains a significant archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary customs and settlement patterns in the region.
Bowl barrow on Rivar Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012514. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Rivar Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012514.
Bowl barrow on Rivar Down 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 1012514.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ditch between Rag Copse and Scotspoor Plantation (5.1 km), Scotspoor barrow (5.4 km), Bowl barrow 610m north-west of Heath Copse (5.8 km).
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