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Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age round barrow situated on Four Hundred Down in Wiltshire, England. The monument forms part of a group of three barrows on the down and belongs to the characteristic burial traditions of the Bronze Age, when such earthen mounds were constructed as sepulchral monuments over individual or collective burials. The bowl barrow is distinguished by its simple hemispherical form, which gives the monument type its name, and represents a widespread funerary practice across southern England during the second millennium before Christ. The site remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in the Wiltshire landscape.
Bowl barrow: one of three round barrows on Four Hundred Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010146. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age round barrow situated on Four Hundred Down in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010146.
Bowl barrow: one of three round barrows on Four Hundred 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 1010146.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Robin Hood's Bower earthwork enclosure in Southleigh Wood (8.2 km), Henge monument 350m north-east of Long Ivor Farm (8.4 km), Bowl barrow 130m south-west of North End Farm (8.5 km).
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