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Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated approximately 160 metres south-east of The Rifle and Pistol Club in Wiltshire. The barrow consists of an earthen mound characteristic of the Early Bronze Age period, typically dating between 2000 and 1500 BCE, when such monuments were constructed as burial structures for individuals of likely elevated social status. The site represents an example of the extensive barrow cemetery tradition found across Salisbury Plain, reflecting the ritual and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities in southern England. The monument's survival within the airfield perimeter preserves archaeological evidence of this significant period of prehistoric settlement and burial practice in the region.
Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield, 160m south east of The Rifle and Pistol Club is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015219. View the official record →
Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated approximately 160 metres south-east of The Rifle and Pistol Club in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015219.
Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield, 160m south east of The Rifle and Pistol Club 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 1015219.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point (6.6 km), Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point (6.6 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (6.8 km).
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