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Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Wood, Kent, forming part of a linear cemetery of six barrows aligned across the landscape. This north-easternmost example exhibits the characteristic hemispherical form typical of bowl barrows, a funerary monument type prevalent in southern England during the second millennium BCE. The site represents evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and territorial organisation in the Weald region. As a scheduled ancient monument, the barrow group contributes to understanding the distribution and chronology of prehistoric burial sites in Kent.
Bowl barrow, the north-easternmost of six in West Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012221. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Wood, Kent, forming part of a linear cemetery of six barrows aligned across the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012221.
Bowl barrow, the north-easternmost of six in West Wood 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 1012221.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Royal Military Canal, Scanlon's Bridge to Town Bridge (8.8 km), Royal Military Canal, Town Bridge to Twiss Road Bridge (8.9 km), Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bowl barrow, the north-easternmost of six in West Wood'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, the north-easternmost of six in West Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.