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Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Beacon Hill and Bulford Down in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a circular earthwork with a pronounced bowl-shaped depression at its centre, characteristic of this barrow type and typical of funerary practices during the Bronze Age period. It belongs to a landscape rich in prehistoric monumental activity, situated within an area of significant archaeological importance near Stonehenge and the Cursus monuments. The barrow contributes to the archaeological record of this region and remains a visible testament to ancient ceremonial burial practices on the Salisbury Plain.
Bowl barrow: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Beacon Hill/Bulford Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009939. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Beacon Hill and Bulford Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009939.
Bowl barrow: one of a dispersed 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 1009939.
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 (9.1 km), Bowl barrow 535m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (9.1 km), A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (9.2 km).
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