Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford

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History & significance

Bowl barrow is a round barrow of Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date located south of Bulford in Wiltshire, forming part of a notable grouping of burial mounds in this archaeologically significant landscape. The monument displays the characteristic morphology of a bowl barrow, with a circular mound of earth and chalk rising to a distinct summit, a form typical of funerary monuments constructed during the third and second millennia before Christ. The barrow group in this locality represents evidence of sustained ritual and burial practice across the prehistoric period, reflecting patterns of settlement and ceremonial activity on the Wiltshire Downlands. As a scheduled monument of national importance, it contributes to understanding of prehistoric mortuary practices and the social organisation of communities in Neolithic and Bronze Age southern Britain.

Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009545. View the official record →

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