Seven bowl barrows and a bell barrow 460m south-west of Foxhill Farm. Part of Foxhill round barrow cemetery

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History & significance

Seven bowl barrows and a bell barrow 460m south-west of Foxhill Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Foxhill round barrow cemetery in Hampshire. The cemetery comprises multiple burial mounds typical of the Bronze Age period, with the bell barrow representing a distinctive variant of round barrow architecture characterised by a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank. The seven bowl barrows, the most common form of round barrow, consist of simple earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains. This grouping demonstrates the sustained use of the Foxhill location as a burial ground across the Bronze Age, reflecting the ritual and social importance of the site to prehistoric communities in the region.

Seven bowl barrows and a bell barrow 460m south-west of Foxhill Farm. Part of Foxhill round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009753. View the official record →

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