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Bowl barrow is a round barrow located on Milston-Bulford Down in Wiltshire, England, forming part of a significant Bronze Age burial complex in the region. The monument consists of a simple bowl-shaped mound typical of Early to Middle Bronze Age funerary practice, constructed to cover inhumation or cremation burials. The barrow is situated within a landscape rich in prehistoric burial monuments, reflecting the concentrated ritual and sepulchral use of the Salisbury Plain area during the second millennium BC. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Wiltshire.
Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Milston-Bulford Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009484. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a round barrow located on Milston-Bulford Down in Wiltshire, England, forming part of a significant Bronze Age burial complex in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009484.
Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Milston-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 1009484.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 200m east of Manor Farm: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 370m east of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 650m ESE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Milston-Bulford Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Milston-Bulford Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.