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Three bowl barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on Stonehenge Down in Wiltshire, positioned immediately north of the A303 road. These barrows represent typical examples of the round mound burial structures that characterised the Early to Middle Bronze Age in southern England, broadly dating to the period between 2000 and 1500 BC. The three constituent mounds form part of the extensive barrow cemetery that surrounds Stonehenge, reflecting the ritual landscape and continued use of the area for elite burial practices during the Bronze Age. Such bowl barrows, distinguished by their simple hemispherical form and lack of surrounding ditches or complex features, are among the most common burial monuments of this era in Wessex.
Three bowl barrows immediately north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012369. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on Stonehenge Down in Wiltshire, positioned immediately north of the A303 road. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012369.
Three bowl barrows immediately north of the A303 on Stonehenge 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 1012369.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ancient cultivation terraces (5.4 km), Earthwork W of Woodford Clump (6.1 km), Newton Barrow (6.4 km).
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Three bowl barrows immediately north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.