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Two bowl barrows 180m south east of Haresdown Barn is a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments located in Gloucestershire. These earthworks represent a common funerary practice of the Bronze Age period, when individuals or groups were interred beneath distinctive mounded constructions. The barrows survive as low rounded earthen tumuli, characteristic of the bowl barrow form which comprises a simple dome-shaped mound raised over a central burial or burials. Such monuments are significant archaeological features of the Bronze Age landscape and contribute to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the region.
Two bowl barrows 180m south east of Haresdown Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008796. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 180m south east of Haresdown Barn is a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008796.
Two bowl barrows 180m south east of Haresdown Barn 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 1008796.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windmill Tump long barrow (2.2 km), Bowl barrow in Inlands Plantation, 650m south of Hazleton Manor Farm (2.5 km), Hullasey Grove medieval village site (2.6 km).
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Two bowl barrows 180m south east of Haresdown Barn stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.