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Bowl barrow on Swinyard's Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Kent. The barrow takes the form of a simple mound of earth and stone, characteristic of the bowl barrow type that was commonly constructed during the Bronze Age for the interment of high-status individuals. Its survival to the present day, despite the intensive agricultural use of the Kentish landscape, makes it a significant example of Neolithic or Bronze Age burial practice in south-east England. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of early ritual and mortuary behaviour in the region.
Bowl barrow on Swinyard's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012259. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Swinyard's Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012259.
Bowl barrow on Swinyard's Hill 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 1012259.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mary's Church, West Hythe (8.3 km), Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge (8.4 km), Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Dam to West Hythe Bridge (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow on Swinyard's Hill'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 Swinyard's Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.