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Bowl barrow on Stock Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Stock Hill round barrow cemetery in Somerset. The barrow is a bowl-shaped earthwork typical of early Bronze Age burial practice, constructed to cover inhumation or cremation burials beneath a mounded earthwork. As part of a larger barrow cemetery, it reflects the settlement and burial patterns of Bronze Age communities in the region. The monument is designated as a nationally important heritage asset and remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric funerary practices in Somerset.
Bowl barrow on Stock Hill: part of the Stock Hill round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014739. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Stock Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Stock Hill round barrow cemetery in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014739.
Bowl barrow on Stock Hill: part of the Stock Hill round barrow cemetery 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 1014739.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 550m south west of Haydon House (3.8 km), Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (4 km), Browne's Gate (5.2 km).
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