Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain

Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain

England
List entry 1008492
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History & significance

A pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Oxfordshire. The two barrows, which share a common perimeter, represent a typical form of Neolithic and Bronze Age burial practice in southern England, wherein successive generations were interred beneath earthen mounds. The site survives as a scheduled ancient monument, preserving evidence of prehistoric mortuary behaviour and settlement patterns on the Oxfordshire chalk downlands. Such confluent barrow groupings reflect the ritual and social significance of particular landscape locations during the Bronze Age period.

Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008492. View the official record →

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What is Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain?

A pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008492.

Who is responsible for protecting Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain?

Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain 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 1008492.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow situated in Southlawn Plain Woods (0.9 km), Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 150m north of Roustage Wood (1.1 km), Pain's Farm bowl barrow 30m south of Pain's Farm Cottages (1.1 km).

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