Scheduled MonumentsEnglandOne of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge

One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge

England
List entry 1011219
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011219
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SP 31878 17574
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Oxfordshire. Bowl barrows are among the most common form of prehistoric burial monument in Britain, consisting of a simple earthen mound raised over a central grave or cremation deposit. This example forms part of a paired monument group, a configuration that occurs at several prehistoric ritual sites across southern England. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates its archaeological value for understanding prehistoric mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the region.

One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011219. View the official record →

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What is One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge?

One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011219.

Who is responsible for protecting One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge?

One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge 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 1011219.

What other scheduled monuments are near One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 150m north of Roustage Wood (4.3 km), Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain (5.3 km), Pain's Farm bowl barrow 30m south of Pain's Farm Cottages (5.7 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge

One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m north-west of High Lodge stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.