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Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument located south-east of Norton Plantation in Wiltshire, England. The barrow forms part of a dispersed group of similar monuments characteristic of the Bronze Age funerary landscape in this region. Bowl barrows of this type typically comprise a simple earthen mound raised over a burial deposit, representing one of the most common forms of prehistoric burial architecture in southern England. The monument contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Wiltshire downlands.
Bowl barrow: one of a group of dispersed barrows south-east of Norton Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009825. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument located south-east of Norton Plantation in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009825.
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 1009825.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning (7.6 km), Bowl barrow in High Park on south facing slope of Fonthill Down (8.5 km), Bowl barrow 1480m east of Keysley Farm (9 km).
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