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Round barrow cemetery comprising six bowl barrows north-west of King's Hat Inclosure is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire. The site consists of six bowl barrows, the most common form of round barrow, which date to the Bronze Age period when such earthen mounds were constructed as burial monuments across southern England. These barrows are positioned north-west of King's Hat Inclosure and represent a significant grouping of funerary monuments from this era. The cemetery demonstrates the importance of this location as a focus for Bronze Age burial activity and contributes to the archaeological understanding of settlement and ritual practices in Hampshire during the prehistoric period.
Round barrow cemetery comprising six bowl barrows north-west of King's Hat Inclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009917. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery comprising six bowl barrows north-west of King's Hat Inclosure is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009917.
Round barrow cemetery comprising six bowl barrows north-west of King's Hat Inclosure 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 1009917.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Peaked Hill, 620m west of East Boldre Vicarage (7 km), Bowl barrow on Peaked Hill, 550m west of East Boldre Vicarage (7.1 km), Bowl barrow and length of field boundary on Peaked Hill, 440m south-west of East Boldre Vicarage (7.2 km).
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Round barrow cemetery comprising six bowl barrows north-west of King's Hat Inclosure stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.