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Two bowl barrows in Oldfurze Covert is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Gloucestershire. The site consists of two earthen burial mounds of the characteristic bowl barrow form, a common funerary type constructed across southern Britain during the Bronze Age, though some examples may date to the Neolithic period. Bowl barrows typically comprise a central burial chamber or grave beneath a dome-shaped earthwork, often surrounded by a ditch. This monument represents the burial practices and landscape management of prehistoric communities in the Forest of Dean region.
Two bowl barrows in Oldfurze Covert is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008204. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows in Oldfurze Covert is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008204.
Two bowl barrows in Oldfurze Covert 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 1008204.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bourton Bridge Roman settlement (5.6 km), Cold Aston long barrow 200yds (180m) E of Camp Farm (5.7 km), Iron Age fortified enclosure known as Salmonsbury Camp (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two bowl barrows in Oldfurze Covert's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two bowl barrows in Oldfurze Covert stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.