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Churn Knob is a Bronze Age bell barrow located on Churn Hill in Berkshire, forming part of a significant funerary landscape that includes an adjacent bowl barrow. The bell barrow is characterised by its distinctive form, comprising a central mound surrounded by a berm and external ditch, a design typical of the earlier Bronze Age period. The monument and its companion barrow represent an important survival of prehistoric burial practice in the region, preserving evidence of ritual and social organisation during the second millennium BCE. These monuments remain largely intact and contribute to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age settlement and funerary practices in Berkshire.
Churn Knob bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Churn Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018715. View the official record →
Churn Knob is a Bronze Age bell barrow located on Churn Hill in Berkshire, forming part of a significant funerary landscape that includes an adjacent bowl barrow. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018715.
Churn Knob bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Churn Hill 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 1018715.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 310m south east of Lower Chance Farm (2.1 km), Bowl barrow 500m west of Churn Park Cottage (2.2 km), Grim's Ditch; section on Aston Upthorpe Down (2.2 km).
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