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Three bowl barrows 150m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery is a group of Bronze Age burial mounds located in Wiltshire, forming part of the extensive barrow cemetery in the Normanton Down landscape. The three earthworks are bowl barrows, the most common type of round barrow, characterised by their simple domed profile and modest height. These monuments date to the Bronze Age, when such burial mounds were constructed across southern England as monuments to individual or family groups. The barrows form part of the significant concentration of prehistoric funerary monuments in this area of Wiltshire, reflecting the importance of the Normanton Down cemetery as a focus for burial activity over an extended period.
Three bowl barrows 150m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009620. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows 150m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery is a group of Bronze Age burial mounds located in Wiltshire, forming part of the extensive barrow cemetery in the Normanton Down landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009620.
Three bowl barrows 150m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery 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 1009620.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (5.6 km), Group of barrows on North Hill Down (7.7 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (8.1 km).
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Three bowl barrows 150m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.