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Foxcote Grove bowl barrow is a scheduled monument in Gloucestershire, protected by Historic England under reference 1016831. This Bronze Age burial mound occupies 0.05 hectares at grid reference SP 01081 17368. The barrow was constructed on bedrock belonging to the Inferior Oolite Group, a geological formation of limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone dating from the Bathonian period. This geology has shaped both the barrow's construction and the local landscape of the area.
Bowl barrows are the simplest and most common form of Bronze Age round barrow, comprising a simple mound of earth and stone raised over a central burial. As a scheduled monument, Foxcote Grove barrow represents an important survival of prehistoric funerary practice in the Gloucestershire landscape. The Inferior Oolite bedrock beneath the monument would have provided readily available stone suitable for the barrow's construction and for tool-making by its Bronze Age builders.
The barrow's preservation as a scheduled monument recognises its archaeological significance and ensures its protection from damage or development. Such monuments contribute to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial customs across the Cotswolds and wider region.
Foxcote Grove bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016831. View the official record →
Foxcote Grove bowl barrow is a scheduled monument in Gloucestershire, protected by Historic England under reference 1016831.
Foxcote Grove bowl barrow 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 1016831.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 830m north east of Combend Farm (6.8 km), Pinkwell long barrow (7.6 km), Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyard (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Foxcote Grove bowl barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Foxcote Grove bowl barrow stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.