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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 peninsula in Hampshire. The site comprises two round burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, which would typically date between approximately 2200 and 700 BC. Bowl barrows of this type represent a common form of elite burial practice during the Bronze Age, constructed as earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The barrows' position within the landscape of Hengistbury Head reflects the strategic and ceremonial significance of this prominent coastal headland during prehistory.
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 peninsula 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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