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Bowl barrow is a round barrow situated east of Carter Barracks in Wiltshire, England, and forms part of a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments in the locality. The barrow is characterized by its distinctive bowl-shaped mound, a common form of funerary earthwork constructed during the Bronze Age, typically dating from around 2000 to 1000 BCE. Such monuments served as burial places for individuals of status within prehistoric communities and often contained cremated or inhumed remains, sometimes accompanied by grave goods. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under list entry number 1009611, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance as a surviving example of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the Wessex landscape.
Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows east of Carter Barracks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009611. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a round barrow situated east of Carter Barracks in Wiltshire, England, and forms part of a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments in the locality. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009611.
Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows east of Carter Barracks 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 1009611.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gomeldon deserted village (9.4 km), Horse Barrow (9.7 km), A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (9.9 km).
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Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows east of Carter Barracks stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.