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Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood

England
List entry 1019739
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019739
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
ST 89104 38227
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

A pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of round barrow, characterised by a simple domed or hemispherical mound of earth and chalk with a surrounding ditch. The monument group reflects the prehistoric funerary practices of southern England, where such barrows served as burial places for high-status individuals and were frequently constructed during the Bronze Age, though some examples may date to the earlier Neolithic period. The site remains an important archaeological record of ritual landscape organisation and settlement patterns in prehistoric Wiltshire.

Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019739. View the official record →

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What is Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood?

A pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019739.

Who is responsible for protecting Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood?

Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood 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 1019739.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 700m south east of Field Barn (4.1 km), Long barrow on Keysley Down, 1020m NNE of Chapel Field Barn (4.3 km), Oval barrow on Keysley Down, 1040m NNE of Chapel Field Barn (4.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 700m south east of Field Barn
4.1 km
Long barrow on Keysley Down, 1020m NNE of Chapel Field Barn
4.3 km
Oval barrow on Keysley Down, 1040m NNE of Chapel Field Barn
4.3 km
Barrow 1/4 mile (400m) NW of Willoughby Hedge
5.1 km
Two round barrows in Chaddenwick Furze
5.4 km
Barrow on The Warren
6 km
Enclosure and bowl barrow on Charnage Down, north west of Chaddenwick Hill
6.2 km
Round barrow NE of Sheephouse Farm
6.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood

Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Pair of bowl barrows 1050m NNW of Pertwood Wood

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~14.6 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~15.5 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~18.1 milesBathRoman town · ~18.6 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.4 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~22.3 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~22.5 miles
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