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Two bowl barrows in Shipley Bottom is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. Bowl barrows are among the most common forms of burial mound found across the English landscape, typically consisting of a simple earthen dome constructed over a central burial pit or cremation deposit. The Shipley Bottom examples represent the tradition of monumental burial practice that flourished during the later prehistoric period, when communities invested considerable labour in constructing these distinctive landmarks across the chalk downlands of Wessex. As scheduled ancient monuments, they retain archaeological significance for understanding local patterns of settlement, burial practice, and land use in prehistoric Wiltshire.
Two bowl barrows in Shipley Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009632. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows in Shipley Bottom is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. 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).
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