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Bowl barrow on Swinyard's Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Kent, England. The site consists of a characteristic rounded mound typical of bowl barrows, which represent one of the most common forms of funerary architecture in Bronze Age Britain. Such monuments functioned as burial places for high-status individuals and their communities, reflecting the social hierarchies and religious practices of the period. The barrow's presence in the Kent landscape documents the Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices of south-eastern England during the second millennium BCE.
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 burial monument located in Kent, England. 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).
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