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Two bowl barrows 405m north west of Barn Cottage, Hengistbury Head is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Hengistbury Head peninsular in Hampshire. The site comprises two distinct bowl barrows, earthwork mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age burial tradition in southern Britain, typically dating to the second millennium BC. These monuments form part of the broader barrow cemetery associated with Hengistbury Head, an area of significant prehistoric importance. The barrows survive as landscape features that contribute to understanding the mortuary practices and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in the Christchurch area.
Two bowl barrows 405m north west of Barn Cottage, Hengistbury Head is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002397. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 405m north west of Barn Cottage, Hengistbury Head is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the Hengistbury Head peninsular in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002397.
Two bowl barrows 405m north west of Barn Cottage, Hengistbury Head 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 1002397.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi-period landscape on Hengistbury Head (1.1 km), Pre-Conquest monastery, early Christian cemetery, Augustinian priory and a motte and bailey castle at Christchurch (1.2 km), Bowl barrow 390m east of Tuckton Roundabout (1.3 km).
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