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Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows west of Haxton Down

England
List entry 1010062
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010062
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SU 18549 50455
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age round barrow located west of Haxton Down in Wiltshire, England. The monument consists of an earthen mound of typical bowl-shaped form, one of a pair of barrows in this locality, and represents a burial monument characteristic of the prehistoric period. Such round barrows served as focal points for communal or elite burial practices and are among the most numerous surviving archaeological features of Bronze Age Wiltshire. The site is registered on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1010062.

Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows west of Haxton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010062. View the official record →

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What is Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows west of Haxton Down?

Bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age round barrow located west of Haxton Down in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010062.

Who is responsible for protecting Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows west of Haxton Down?

Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows west of Haxton 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 1010062.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows west of Haxton Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrows, a round barrow cemetery on Earl's Farm Down (9.4 km), Bowl barrow immediately south of the embankment of a disused railway, within Boscombe Down Airfield, 870m south east of The Pennings (9.4 km), Bowl barrow on Earl's Farm Down within Boscombe Down Airfield, 620m south west of the covered reservoir (9.6 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Newton Barrows, a round barrow cemetery on Earl's Farm Down
9.4 km
Bowl barrow immediately south of the embankment of a disused railway, within Boscombe Down Airfield, 870m south east of The Pennings
9.4 km
Bowl barrow on Earl's Farm Down within Boscombe Down Airfield, 620m south west of the covered reservoir
9.6 km
Queensberry Bridge
9.8 km
Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield, 160m south east of The Rifle and Pistol Club
9.8 km
Lynchets at Southmill Hill
10 km
Bowl barrow forming part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
11.1 km
Bowl barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
11.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows west of Haxton Down

Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows west of Haxton Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows west of Haxton Down

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~6.4 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~11.4 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~11.6 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~11.9 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~14.1 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~19.1 miles
Domesday entry for Choulston, Wiltshire →
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