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Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the southern edge of Normanton Down in Wiltshire, forming part of the significant barrow cemetery that characterises this landscape. The monument is a simple bowl-shaped mound, typical of Bronze Age funerary practice, with a circular plan and gently rounded profile. Its position within the Normanton Down complex places it amongst one of the densest concentrations of prehistoric burial monuments in England, reflecting sustained ritual and funerary activity across the second millennium BC. The barrow remains an important testimony to Bronze Age burial customs and settlement patterns in the Stonehenge landscape.
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 is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the southern edge of Normanton Down in Wiltshire, forming part of the significant barrow cemetery that characterises this landscape. 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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Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse on the southern edge of Normanton Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.