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Bowl barrow on Shere Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Surrey, England. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of bowl barrows, a common form of funerary monument dating to the Bronze Age period. Such barrows typically contained cremated or inhumed remains within a central burial chamber or pit, often accompanied by grave goods. The site represents an important example of prehistoric burial practice on the Surrey heathlands, which supported settlement and ritual activity during the Bronze Age.
Bowl barrow on Shere Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017613. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Shere Heath is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017613.
Bowl barrow on Shere Heath 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 1017613.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British temple and enclosure on Farley Heath (2.8 km), Bowl barrow at Newlands Corner (3.4 km), Romano-British villa 120m east of Abinger Hall Stables (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Shere Heath'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 Shere Heath stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.