Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFour bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down

Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down

England
List entry 1010007
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History & significance

Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station is part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down in Hampshire, England. These Bronze Age burial mounds form part of a larger funerary landscape that reflects the ritual and social organisation of prehistoric communities in the region during the second millennium BC. The barrows are of the bowl type, the simplest and most common form of round barrow, characterised by their distinctive hemispherical mounds surrounded by encircling ditches. The cemetery's concentration on Luccombe Down represents a significant archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Hampshire.

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 →

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What is Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down?

Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station is part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010007.

Who is responsible for protecting Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down?

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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