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Bowl Barrow is a prehistoric burial mound located south-east of Norton Plantation in Wiltshire, England, forming part of a dispersed group of similar monuments in the locality. The barrow is of Bronze Age date, representing one of numerous funerary structures erected across the Wiltshire landscape during the second millennium BCE. It takes its name from the characteristic hemispherical profile typical of bowl barrows, a common form of burial monument from this period. The site remains an important archaeological feature documenting Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the region.
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 prehistoric burial mound located south-east of Norton Plantation in Wiltshire, England, forming part of a dispersed group of similar monuments in the locality. 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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