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Bowl barrow on South Down Sleight is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. The barrow takes the form of a rounded earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a burial type prevalent during the Bronze Age across southern England. It represents an important element of the prehistoric funerary landscape of the Wiltshire downs and contributes to the understanding of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region. The monument remains substantially intact, preserving evidence of ritual and commemorative practices from this early period of British prehistory.
Bowl barrow on South Down Sleight is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009896. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on South Down Sleight is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009896.
Bowl barrow on South Down Sleight 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 1009896.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British village on Tytherington Hill (9.3 km), Sherrington Castle mound: motte castle east of Sherrington Manor (9.4 km), Bowl barrow to the north of Long Bottom, 1.6km north east of Hammersmith (9.7 km).
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