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Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, south-east of Norton Plantation, forming part of a dispersed group of barrows in the region. The monument consists of a simple earthen mound of characteristic bowl-shaped form, typical of burial structures erected during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial places and reflect the funerary practices and social organization of Bronze Age communities in southern England. The survival of this barrow as an upstanding earthwork contributes to understanding the prehistoric landscape and settlement patterns of the Wiltshire chalk 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 1009828. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, south-east of Norton Plantation, forming part of a dispersed group of barrows in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009828.
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 1009828.
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 (9.1 km).
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