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Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse on the southern edge of Normanton Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located within the densely barrow-rich landscape of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. The monument comprises a rounded earthwork mound characteristic of bowl barrows, a funerary structure type prevalent during the Bronze Age, typically constructed during the second millennium BC. As part of the Normanton Down cemetery complex, this barrow forms one of several burial monuments clustered in this area, reflecting the intensive use of the Salisbury Plain landscape for elite burials during the Bronze Age. The barrow remains visible as an archaeological earthwork and contributes to the archaeological significance of this section of Normanton Down, which preserves evidence of prehistoric ritual and burial practice.
Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse on the southern edge of Normanton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009622. View the official record →
Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse on the southern edge of Normanton Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located within the densely barrow-rich landscape of Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009622.
Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse on the southern edge of Normanton 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 1009622.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (5.6 km), Group of barrows on North Hill Down (7.8 km), Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely Wood (8.1 km).
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