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Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Leatherhead Down round barrow cemetery in Surrey, England. The monument is a typical example of the bowl barrow form, characterised by a circular mound with a relatively low profile and gentle slopes. As a component of a substantial barrow cemetery, it represents an important concentration of prehistoric funerary monuments reflecting the ritual and burial practices of Bronze Age communities in the South East. The site is designated as a scheduled monument under the heritage protection system.
Bowl barrow: part of Leatherhead Down round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007886. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of the Leatherhead Down round barrow cemetery in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007886.
Bowl barrow: part of Leatherhead Down round barrow cemetery 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 1007886.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brockham Lime Works: lime kilns and hearthstone mine (3.9 km), Betchworth Castle (4.6 km), Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow: part of Leatherhead Down round barrow cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bowl barrow: part of Leatherhead Down round barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.