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Three bowl barrows 280m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three round barrows forming part of a larger burial cemetery on Afton Down in Hampshire. The barrows are of bowl type, the most common form of round barrow, and represent the ritual burial practices of Early to Middle Bronze Age communities in the region, typically dating between approximately 2000 and 1500 BCE. Their survival as earthwork features demonstrates the persistence of these Bronze Age monuments within the downland landscape, where such barrow cemeteries reflect established patterns of mortuary practice and territorial organisation during the prehistoric period. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1007791.
Three bowl barrows 280m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Afton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007791. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows 280m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three round barrows forming part of a larger burial cemetery on Afton Down in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007791.
Three bowl barrows 280m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Afton Down 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 1007791.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 830m SE of Shalcombe Manor: part of a round barrow cemetery on Pay Down (4.6 km), Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 830m north west of Longstone Cottage (4.9 km), Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage (5 km).
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Three bowl barrows 280m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Afton Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.