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Hackpen Hill bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 525 metres south of Sincombe Farm in Berkshire. The structure comprises a round mound characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a common burial form across southern England during the prehistoric period. The barrow represents an important example of ritual mortuary practice during the early to mid-Bronze Age, indicating the presence of settled communities in the region during this period. The monument's preservation and scheduling reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric land use and social organisation in the Berkshire landscape.
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 Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located approximately 525 metres south of Sincombe Farm in Berkshire. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hackpen Hill bowl barrow 525m south of Sincombe Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hackpen Hill bowl barrow 525m south of Sincombe Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.