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Five bowl barrows 300m north of Chalk Hill Cottage is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Cow Common round barrow cemetery in Gloucestershire. The site comprises five distinct bowl barrows, the most basic and widespread form of prehistoric burial mound, which date to the Bronze Age period. These earthworks represent evidence of funerary practices and settlement patterns in the second millennium before the present era, contributing to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age communities in the Cotswold region. The barrow cemetery of which they form a part demonstrates the clustering of burial monuments typical of Bronze Age mortuary practice in this area of England.
Five bowl barrows 300m north of Chalk Hill Cottage; part of the Cow Common round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008193. View the official record →
Five bowl barrows 300m north of Chalk Hill Cottage is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Cow Common round barrow cemetery in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008193.
Five bowl barrows 300m north of Chalk Hill Cottage; part of the Cow Common round barrow cemetery 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 1008193.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cold Aston long barrow 200yds (180m) E of Camp Farm (5.8 km), Bourton Bridge Roman settlement (6.1 km), Notgrove long barrow (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Five bowl barrows 300m north of Chalk Hill Cottage; part of the Cow Common round barrow cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Five bowl barrows 300m north of Chalk Hill Cottage; part of the Cow Common round barrow cemetery stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.