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Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake

England
List entry 1012534
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012534
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
SU 37533 04622
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire. The site comprises two round barrows, earthwork structures characteristic of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period. Such barrows served as burial mounds for individuals of status within prehistoric communities, and their presence indicates the archaeological importance of this location for understanding Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in Hampshire. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork monument, preserved within the designated heritage landscape.

Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012534. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake?

Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012534.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake?

Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake 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 1012534.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Peaked Hill, 620m west of East Boldre Vicarage (5.2 km), Bowl barrow on Peaked Hill, 550m west of East Boldre Vicarage (5.4 km), Bowl barrow and length of field boundary on Peaked Hill, 440m south-west of East Boldre Vicarage (5.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Peaked Hill, 620m west of East Boldre Vicarage
5.2 km
Bowl barrow on Peaked Hill, 550m west of East Boldre Vicarage
5.4 km
Bowl barrow and length of field boundary on Peaked Hill, 440m south-west of East Boldre Vicarage
5.4 km
Bowl barrow 650m north-east of Little Dilton Farm forming part of Beaulieu Airfield round barrow cemetery
5.5 km
Fancy barrow 500m north-east of Little Dilton Farm forming part of the Beaulieu Airfield round barrow cemetery
5.6 km
Bowl barrow 250m south of Two Bridges Bottom
6.2 km
Bowl barrow 400m north-west of Norley Inclosure
6.3 km
Two bowl barrows 460m north-west of Norley Inclosure
6.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake

Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Two bowl barrows at Gurnetfields Furzebrake

WinchesterRoman town · ~16.7 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~23 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~20.7 miles
Domesday entry for Hartford, Hampshire →
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