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Tump Barn bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Gloucestershire, England. The monument survives as a earthen mound characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a funerary form prevalent during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows of this type typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as focal points within the prehistoric landscape. The site's survival and official designation reflect its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age burial practice and settlement patterns in the region.
Tump Barn bowl barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016077. View the official record →
Tump Barn bowl barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016077.
Tump Barn bowl barrow 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 1016077.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giant's Cave: a chambered long barrow 750m south west of Allengrove Farm (4.9 km), Long barrow 600m north of Hebden Farm (5.1 km), Promontory fort 375m south west of Highfold Farm (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tump Barn bowl barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Tump Barn bowl barrow stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.