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Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Wood, Kent, representing one of six barrows within this ancient monument complex. The structure takes the form of a simple earthen mound with a circular plan, characteristic of bowl barrows dating to the second millennium BC. As the northernmost of the six barrows in the group, it forms part of a significant Bronze Age cemetery that demonstrates patterns of burial practice and settlement in the Weald region during prehistory. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and remains an important archaeological record of early bronze age funerary customs in south-eastern England.
Bowl barrow, the northernmost of six in West Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012210. View the official record →
Bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in West Wood, Kent, representing one of six barrows within this ancient monument complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012210.
Bowl barrow, the northernmost 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 1012210.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Royal Military Canal, Scanlon's Bridge to Town Bridge (9 km), Royal Military Canal, Town Bridge to Twiss Road Bridge (9.1 km), Royal Military Canal, West Hythe Bridge to Scanlon's Bridge (9.2 km).
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