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Three bowl barrows immediately north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Wiltshire, within the extensive barrow cemetery that characterises the Stonehenge landscape. The three barrows are典型的 examples of bowl barrows, the most common form of Bronze Age burial mound, each consisting of a circular earthwork with a central burial deposit. These monuments date from the Bronze Age, a period during which such burial mounds served as focal points for community identity and ritual practice across southern England. The barrows' proximity to the Stonehenge monument and their positioning within the rich archaeological landscape north of the modern A303 road reflects the sustained significance of this area for burial and ceremonial activity throughout prehistory.
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 immediately north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Wiltshire, within the extensive barrow cemetery that characterises the Stonehenge landscape. 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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