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Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. The site comprises two earthen burial mounds of characteristic bowl barrow form, representing a common sepulchral tradition of prehistoric Britain spanning the third and second millennia before the present. Bowl barrows are amongst the most frequently encountered funerary structures of this period, typically consisting of a central burial chamber surrounded by an outer earthwork bank. The monument's survival within woodland cover at Roundway Hill Covert demonstrates the preservation potential of such sites within managed landscape contexts.
Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012302. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012302.
Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill 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 1012302.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert (0.3 km), Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp (0.9 km), Devizes Castle (2.6 km).
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