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Four bowl barrows on West End Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Surrey. The site comprises four distinct burial mounds, typical of the round barrow tradition that flourished during the Bronze Age across southern Britain. Bowl barrows of this type represent one of the most common forms of prehistoric burial monument, constructed as earth and sometimes chalk mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The monument's presence on West End Common reflects the significant Bronze Age activity in the Surrey landscape and contributes to understanding of contemporary burial practices and settlement patterns in the region.
Four bowl barrows on West End Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007890. View the official record →
Four bowl barrows on West End Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007890.
Four bowl barrows on West End Common 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 1007890.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at New England, West End Common (0.2 km), 'Bee Garden' earthwork on Albury Bottom (4.9 km), Two sections of Roman road in Bramshill Forest between Roman Star Post and Rapley Lake (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Four bowl barrows on West End Common'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.
Four bowl barrows on West End Common stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.