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Bowl Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England, south-east of Norton Plantation as part of a dispersed group of barrows in the landscape. The monument takes the form of a simple bowl-shaped earthwork, characteristic of burial mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, and represents the funerary practices of prehistoric communities in southern England. Its survival within the barrow group demonstrates the importance of this locality as a burial ground, reflecting patterns of ceremonial and mortuary activity typical of the Bronze Age period.
Bowl Barrow: one of a group of dispersed barrows south-east of Norton Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009824. View the official record →
Bowl Barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England, south-east of Norton Plantation as part of a dispersed group of barrows in the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009824.
Bowl Barrow: one of a group of dispersed barrows south-east of Norton 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 1009824.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning (7.7 km), Bowl barrow in High Park on south facing slope of Fonthill Down (8.6 km), Bowl barrow 1480m east of Keysley Farm (9.1 km).
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