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The pair of bowl barrows immediately south of Blindwell Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Oxfordshire. Bowl barrows are among the most common form of burial mound from the Bronze Age period, typically consisting of a central burial chamber or grave surrounded by a circular earthwork mound. This particular pair represents evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice in the region, when such monuments served as prominent landscape features marking the burial places of significant individuals or family groups. The barrows' survival to the present day, despite centuries of agricultural use and development, makes them important archaeological remains for understanding prehistoric settlement and burial customs in Oxfordshire.
Pair of bowl barrows immediately south of Blindwell Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015212. View the official record →
The pair of bowl barrows immediately south of Blindwell Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015212.
Pair of bowl barrows immediately south of Blindwell 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 1015212.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote 125m north of Minster Lovell Hall (3.2 km), Minster Lovell Hall (3.4 km), Roman villa and associated bath house 450m north west of Lower Field Farm (4.4 km).
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