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The two bowl barrows 700m north west of Normanton Down House is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. Bowl barrows are among the simplest and most common forms of burial mound of the Bronze Age, consisting of a circular earthwork surrounding a central burial pit. These examples form part of the significant barrow cemetery in the Normanton Down area, which demonstrates the intensive ritual and burial practices of Bronze Age communities in the region. The barrows' preservation within this landscape reflects the archaeological importance of the Salisbury Plain chalk downs as a focus for prehistoric mortuary activity.
Two bowl barrows 700m north west of Normanton Down House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014147. View the official record →
The two bowl barrows 700m north west of Normanton Down House is a Bronze Age funerary monument located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014147.
Two bowl barrows 700m north west of Normanton Down House 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 1014147.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (7.2 km), Group of barrows on North Hill Down (7.3 km), A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (7.5 km).
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Two bowl barrows 700m north west of Normanton Down House stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.