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The pair of bowl barrows at Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest is a Bronze Age burial monument comprising two earthen mounds situated within the ancient woodland of Oxfordshire. Bowl barrows of this type, characterised by their simple hemispherical form and encircling ditch, represent one of the most common funerary monuments of the Bronze Age period, typically dating from the second millennium BC. The barrows at Hawksnest Copse would have functioned as burial places for individuals of elevated social status, with grave goods and human remains interred beneath the mound. The survival of these monuments within Wychwood Forest demonstrates the archaeological value of woodland landscapes that have escaped intensive agricultural use, preserving Bronze Age funerary practice and settlement patterns in the Oxfordshire landscape.
Pair of bowl barrows at Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011215. View the official record →
The pair of bowl barrows at Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest is a Bronze Age burial monument comprising two earthen mounds situated within the ancient woodland of Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011215.
Pair of bowl barrows at Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest 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 1011215.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 150m north of Roustage Wood (5.3 km), Dovecote 125m north of Minster Lovell Hall (5.6 km), Long barrow situated in Southlawn Plain Woods (5.7 km).
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Pair of bowl barrows at Hawksnest Copse in Wychwood Forest stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.