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The Two Bowl Barrows in Shipley Bottom is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. The site comprises two round barrows of the bowl type, characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in southern England, typically dating to the second millennium BCE. Bowl barrows represent one of the most common forms of prehistoric burial mound and are distinguished by their simple hemispherical or dome-shaped earthwork construction. The monument's preservation and scheduled status reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Wiltshire landscape.
Two bowl barrows in Shipley Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009632. View the official record →
The Two Bowl Barrows in Shipley Bottom is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009632.
Two bowl barrows in Shipley Bottom 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 1009632.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman site 450yds (410m) E of Pentico Farm (6.1 km), Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew Farm (7.3 km), Mound in churchyard (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two bowl barrows in Shipley Bottom's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Two bowl barrows in Shipley Bottom stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.