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Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Wiltshire chalk downland northwest of Copehill Plantation. The barrow consists of a circular earthwork mound with a distinctive bowl-shaped profile, a characteristic form of burial monument constructed during the Bronze Age period. Such monuments served as burial places for individuals of status within their communities and are among the most common archaeological features of the Salisbury Plain landscape. The site is part of the extensive barrow cemetery system that characterises the prehistoric archaeology of the Wiltshire downlands.
Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down, 950m north west of Copehill Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019327. View the official record →
Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Wiltshire chalk downland northwest of Copehill Plantation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019327.
Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down, 950m north west of Copehill Plantation 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 1019327.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle) (6.6 km), Milestone SE of Yarnbury Castle (7 km), Group of barrows near Field Barn (7.1 km).
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