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Four bowl barrows on Foxbury Hill, Barnsfield Heath, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire. The site comprises four distinct burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as focal points for funerary practice and land management across southern Britain. Bowl barrows of this type typically feature a central burial deposit beneath a earthen mound, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the interred individual. The monument's survival on Foxbury Hill represents an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Hampshire landscape.
Four bowl barrows on Foxbury Hill, Barnsfield Heath, 750m south west of Matcham's Park stadium is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017569. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows on Foxbury Hill, Barnsfield Heath, is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017569.
Four bowl barrows on Foxbury Hill, Barnsfield Heath, 750m south west of Matcham's Park stadium 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 1017569.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery and earthwork enclosures in Quomp Copse 540m east of Park Cottages (4.3 km), St Catherine's Hill camp and round barrows (5.3 km), Oval earthwork on St Catherine's Hill (5.4 km).
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Four bowl barrows on Foxbury Hill, Barnsfield Heath, 750m south west of Matcham's Park stadium stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.