Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm

Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm

England
List entry 1017074
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017074
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
SO 91651 11978
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located 310 metres south-west of Climperwell Farm in Gloucestershire. The site comprises two distinct earthen mounds characteristic of bowl barrow construction, a prevalent burial form during the Bronze Age period. These monuments represent evidence of prehistoric ritual practices and settlement patterns in the region, forming part of the broader landscape of barrow cemeteries distributed across the Cotswolds and surrounding areas. The barrows survive as upstanding archaeological features and are protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the national heritage designation system.

Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017074. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm?

Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located 310 metres south-west of Climperwell Farm in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017074.

Who is responsible for protecting Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm?

Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm 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 1017074.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Juniper Hill earthwork (5.8 km), Poor souls' light at All Saints' Church (6.2 km), Bowl barrow in Three Ash Belt, 460m north east of Westwood Farm (6.8 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm

Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.