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Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down in Hampshire. The barrows date to the second millennium BC and represent a significant concentration of ritual burial sites characteristic of the Bronze Age period. These earthen mounds, classified as bowl barrows for their simple hemispherical form, would have originally stood considerably higher than their present state, with their summits marking prominent features in the ancient landscape. The cemetery demonstrates the use of Luccombe Down as a burial ground over an extended period during the Bronze Age, contributing to the wider pattern of barrow distribution across southern England.
Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010007. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010007.
Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down 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 1010007.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down (0.2 km), Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down (0.2 km), Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down (3.2 km).
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