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Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. Bowl barrows are among the most common form of burial mound from the Bronze Age period, typically consisting of a single central burial chamber surrounded by an earthen mound. The three examples at this location represent a concentrated group of such monuments, suggesting sustained use of the site for burial purposes during the Bronze Age. These monuments are characteristic of the extensive barrow cemeteries found across the Wiltshire chalklands, an area of considerable prehistoric ceremonial and funerary significance.
Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012391. View the official record →
Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012391.
Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation 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 1012391.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (6.3 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (7.9 km), Group of barrows on North Hill Down (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.