© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Five bowl barrows 600m north-east of Brimslade Farm Cottages is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery in Wiltshire. The five mounds are characteristic examples of bowl barrows, the most common form of Bronze Age burial mound in southern Britain, typically consisting of a central burial pit surrounded by an earthen mound. This group contributes to the archaeological significance of the Square Copse cemetery, which represents concentrated funerary activity during the Bronze Age period. The barrows are scheduled as ancient monuments, reflecting their importance as evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the Wiltshire landscape.
Five bowl barrows 600m north-east of Brimslade Farm Cottages: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013332. View the official record →
Five bowl barrows 600m north-east of Brimslade Farm Cottages is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013332.
Five bowl barrows 600m north-east of Brimslade Farm Cottages: part of the Square Copse 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 1013332.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Defended settlement on Aughton Down, 450m north of Croft Barn (7.3 km), Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm (7.7 km), Bowl barrow, Round Down Copse (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Five bowl barrows 600m north-east of Brimslade Farm Cottages: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Five bowl barrows 600m north-east of Brimslade Farm Cottages: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.