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Two bowl barrows forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire, England. These earthworks are characteristic examples of the round barrow tradition that flourished across southern England during the Bronze Age, with bowl barrows representing the simplest form of mound construction, consisting of a raised circular heap of earth and stone with minimal structural elaboration. The barrows form part of a wider cemetery complex at Bratley Plain, indicating sustained funerary use of the landscape across successive generations during the Bronze Age period. The site survives as an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial practice and landscape organisation in the New Forest region.
Two bowl barrows forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012558. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012558.
Two bowl barrows forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery 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 1012558.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow 900m north-west of Wilverley Post (6.5 km), Bowl barrow 340m north-west of Wilverley Post (7 km), Bell barrow 200m east of Slap Bottom (7.1 km).
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Two bowl barrows forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.