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Bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed group of barrows situated on Beacon Hill and Bulford Down in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a circular mound of earth and stone, characteristic of bowl barrow typology, which represents one of the earliest forms of burial monument in Britain. Its precise dating and original construction details reflect the funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the Wessex region, an area particularly rich in such monuments. The barrow's survival as part of a broader barrow cemetery demonstrates the importance of this downland location as a focal point for successive generations of burial activity.
Bowl barrow: one of a dipsersed group of barrows on Beacon Hill/Bulford Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009885. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a dispersed group of barrows situated on Beacon Hill and Bulford Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009885.
Bowl barrow: one of a dipsersed group of barrows on Beacon Hill/Bulford Down 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 1009885.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 530m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (8.9 km), Bowl barrow 535m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (9 km), Bell barrow and bowl barrow 500m NNW of Long Orchard (9.1 km).
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