Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down

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Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located on Ashey Down in Hampshire. These three burial mounds form part of a wider distribution of round barrows on the Down, monuments characteristic of the Bronze Age period when such structures served as focal points for ritual and burial practice across the Hampshire landscape. The barrows are typical bowl-shaped mounds, a common form of round barrow construction during the Bronze Age. This grouping represents an important survival of Bronze Age funerary archaeology within the New Forest region and contributes to understanding the settlement and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities in southern England.

Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012764. View the official record →

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