Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down

Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down

England
List entry 1013513
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013513
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.17 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 57269 79000
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down in Hampshire. The site consists of two distinct bowl-shaped mounds, characteristic earthwork forms of Bronze Age burial practice in southern England, likely dating to the second millennium BC. These barrows represent evidence of funerary rituals and settlement patterns during the Bronze Age period, contributing to the archaeological significance of the wider barrow cemetery distribution across the downland landscape. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England designation 1013513.

Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013513. View the official record →

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What is Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down?

Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013513.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down?

Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down 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 1013513.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down (0.2 km), Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down (0.3 km), Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway (3.2 km).

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Monuments
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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
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down

Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down

Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~22.8 milesChichesterRoman town · ~24 miles