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Two bowl barrows 190m east of Brown Down Lodge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. Bowl barrows are among the most common burial mounds of the Bronze Age, typically consisting of a circular earthwork raised over a central grave or graves. This particular pair of barrows represents the widespread tradition of communal or family burial practice that characterised Bronze Age societies across southern Britain. The monument's survival as an identifiable earthwork feature demonstrates the archaeological value of such sites in understanding Bronze Age funerary customs and settlement patterns.
Two bowl barrows 190m east of Brown Down Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016739. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 190m east of Brown Down Lodge is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016739.
Two bowl barrows 190m east of Brown Down Lodge 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 1016739.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 210m and 600m north west of Brown Down Cottage (0.4 km), Two bowl barrows 300m north west of Northay Farm (4 km), Hillfort 475m south of Howley Farm (4.1 km).
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Two bowl barrows 190m east of Brown Down Lodge stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.