Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows at Gibbet Firs, 950m south west and 1080m south west of Palmers Ford Works

Two bowl barrows at Gibbet Firs, 950m south west and 1080m south west of Palmers Ford Works

England
List entry 1016091
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows at Gibbet Firs is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire, England, approximately 950 metres and 1080 metres south west of Palmers Ford Works. The site consists of two distinct bowl-shaped earthwork mounds characteristic of prehistoric burial practice in southern England. Bowl barrows of this type typically date from the Bronze Age, though some examples may originate in the late Neolithic period. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument and represents evidence of burial ritual and settlement patterns in the Hampshire landscape during the second millennium before Christ.

Two bowl barrows at Gibbet Firs, 950m south west and 1080m south west of Palmers Ford Works is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016091. View the official record →

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What is Two bowl barrows at Gibbet Firs, 950m south west and 1080m south west of Palmers Ford Works?

Two bowl barrows at Gibbet Firs is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire, England, approximately 950 metres and 1080 metres south west of Palmers Ford Works. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016091.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows at Gibbet Firs, 950m south west and 1080m south west of Palmers Ford Works?

Two bowl barrows at Gibbet Firs, 950m south west and 1080m south west of Palmers Ford Works 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 1016091.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows at Gibbet Firs, 950m south west and 1080m south west of Palmers Ford Works?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage (4.4 km), Round barrow cemetery and earthwork enclosures in Quomp Copse 540m east of Park Cottages (4.8 km), St Catherine's Hill camp and round barrows (6.1 km).

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