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Two bowl barrows 80m north of Arch Hollow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Gloucestershire. The site consists of two barrows of bowl type, the most common form of burial mound constructed during the Bronze Age period. Bowl barrows typically comprised an earthen mound raised over cremated or inhumed remains, often surrounded by a ditch from which material for the mound was extracted. This example represents the form of ritual and commemorative practice characteristic of Bronze Age communities in the Cotswold region.
Two bowl barrows 80m north of Arch Hollow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008621. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 80m north of Arch Hollow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008621.
Two bowl barrows 80m north of Arch Hollow 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 1008621.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age fortified enclosure known as Salmonsbury Camp (5.1 km), Bourton Bridge Roman settlement (5.2 km), Cold Aston long barrow 200yds (180m) E of Camp Farm (5.7 km).
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Two bowl barrows 80m north of Arch Hollow stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.