Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest

Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest

England
List entry 1011222
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History & significance

Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising two burial mounds of Bronze Age date. These earthwork monuments, typical of funerary practice during the second millennium BC, represent evidence of prehistoric settlement and ritual activity within the Wychwood Forest landscape. The barrows survive as low mounded earthworks on the forest floor, their condition shaped by centuries of woodland management and natural processes. Their positioning on Maple Hill reflects the Bronze Age practice of locating burial monuments on elevated ground within the landscape.

Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011222. View the official record →

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What is Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest?

Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest is a Scheduled Ancient Monument comprising two burial mounds of Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011222.

Who is responsible for protecting Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest?

Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill 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 1011222.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows situated on Maple Hill in Wychwood Forest?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dovecote 125m north of Minster Lovell Hall (4.8 km), Minster Lovell Hall (4.9 km), Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain (5.1 km).

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