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Two bowl barrows at Berry Wood is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire. The site consists of two distinct burial mounds of the type characteristic of early prehistoric communal or individual interment practices. Bowl barrows of this period typically served as visible territorial markers within the landscape whilst containing cremated or inhumed remains, often with accompanying grave goods. The Berry Wood examples contribute to the broader understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in southern Hampshire during the third and second millennia before the Common Era.
Two bowl barrows at Berry Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010070. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows at Berry Wood is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010070.
Two bowl barrows at Berry Wood 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 1010070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Church Moor, 700m north of Long Pond (2.8 km), Bell barrow 200m east of Slap Bottom (3.3 km), Bowl barrow 980m north-west of Wilverley Post (3.4 km).
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Two bowl barrows at Berry Wood stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.