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Three bowl barrows on Frensham Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Surrey, England. The site comprises three distinct burial mounds characteristic of the Early Bronze Age period, when such earthen barrows served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains and were focal points for ritual activity. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of prehistoric burial monument in southern England, distinguished by their rounded mound form and simple construction. The Frensham Common examples contribute to the wider archaeological landscape of Bronze Age burial practices in the Weald and surrounding regions of southeast England.
Three bowl barrows on Frensham Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008880. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on Frensham Common is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008880.
Three bowl barrows on Frensham Common 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 1008880.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including River Wey aqueduct, Headley Park (5.2 km), River Wey aqueduct, Bramshott Court (7.5 km), Medieval moated site, South Park Farm (8.1 km).
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Three bowl barrows on Frensham Common stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.