Two bowl barrows 70m south of Buckland Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

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History & significance

Two bowl barrows 70m south of Buckland Road is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery in Surrey. These earthen mounds represent the funerary practices of prehistoric communities and date to the Bronze Age, a period when such barrow cemeteries were established across southern England. The site comprises two distinct bowl-shaped mounds, characteristic of the simpler barrow types, and forms part of a larger concentration of Bronze Age burial monuments at Reigate Heath. As scheduled ancient monuments, these barrows preserve evidence of ritual practices and settlement patterns of their era within the wider archaeological landscape of Surrey.

Two bowl barrows 70m south of Buckland Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008852. View the official record →

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