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Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom

England
List entry 1010508
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010508
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 41854 84613
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire. The site comprises two distinct burial mounds of the type characteristic of early Bronze Age communities, typically constructed over individual inhumations or cremations and serving as prominent markers in the landscape. Bowl barrows of this period, generally dating between approximately 2000 and 1500 BCE, represent a significant mortuary practice amongst contemporary populations. The designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects the archaeological importance of these earthworks in understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in Hampshire.

Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010508. View the official record →

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What is Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom?

Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010508.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom?

Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom 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 1010508.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow known as 'Black Barrow': 670m NNE of Longstone Farmhouse (0.5 km), Rock Roman villa (0.8 km), Castle Hill earthwork (1.1 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow known as 'Black Barrow': 670m NNE of Longstone Farmhouse
0.5 km
Rock Roman villa
0.8 km
Castle Hill earthwork
1.1 km
A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
2.5 km
Bowl barrow 1.35km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
2.7 km
Round barrow 600m south east of Sudmoor Cottage
2.7 km
Bowl barrow 1.3km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
2.7 km
Bowl barrow 1.2km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
2.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom

Two bowl barrows 250m south-west of Calbourne Bottom stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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