Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHill Wood bowl barrow

Hill Wood bowl barrow

England
List entry 1009764
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hill Wood bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. The site consists of a earthen mound characteristic of the bowl barrow form, a burial monument type prevalent across southern England during the third and second millennia before the present. Bowl barrows of this period typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods that illuminate contemporary material culture and ritual practices. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of significance for understanding prehistoric burial customs and settlement patterns across the Wiltshire landscape.

Hill Wood bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009764. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Hill Wood bowl barrow?

Hill Wood bowl barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009764.

Who is responsible for protecting Hill Wood bowl barrow?

Hill Wood 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 1009764.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hill Wood bowl barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of a prehistoric field system on Codford Down (10.1 km), Strip lynchet system north of Cotley Hill (10.3 km), Strip lynchet system east of Cotley Hill Woods (10.5 km).

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