Five bowl barrows 300m north of Chalk Hill Cottage; part of the Cow Common round barrow cemetery

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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 →

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