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Hackpen Hill bowl barrow is a prehistoric burial monument located near Sincombe Farm in Berkshire, England. The site represents a Bronze Age funerary structure, a period during which such earthen mounds were constructed across southern Britain to mark high-status burials. Bowl barrows typically comprise a circular mound of earth and chalk with a ditch surrounding the base, serving as a visible territorial marker and ritual focus for the local community. The monument's survival into the modern period, despite agricultural activity in the landscape, demonstrates the physical resilience of such Bronze Age structures.
Hackpen Hill bowl barrow 525m south of Sincombe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018718. View the official record →
Hackpen Hill bowl barrow is a prehistoric burial monument located near Sincombe Farm in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018718.
Hackpen Hill bowl barrow 525m south of Sincombe Farm 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 1018718.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mere End Down Romano-British field system (3.9 km), Lambourn Cross (6.7 km), Two platform barrows and a bowl barrow 440m south of Greenway Cottages (6.8 km).
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