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The pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of burial mound from the Bronze Age period, typically comprising a simple earthen mound constructed over cremated or inhumed human remains. The two barrows at this location form part of the significant concentration of Bronze Age monuments across the Wiltshire downlands, an area of particular archaeological importance for understanding prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns. Like other examples of their type, these barrows would have served as enduring territorial markers and monuments to the dead within their contemporary landscape.
Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007492. View the official record →
The pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007492.
Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation 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 1007492.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rybury camp (5.4 km), All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (5.8 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (6.3 km).
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