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Two bowl barrows on High Down, 370m west of Tennyson's Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire. The site consists of two distinct burial mounds of the type characteristic of Bronze Age burial practice in southern England, when such earthworks served as focal points for elite or community interment. The barrows survive as upstanding features within the downland landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric mortuary ritual and settlement patterns. Their designation as a heritage monument reflects their archaeological significance as representatives of Bronze Age ceremonial and funerary practice in the region.
Two bowl barrows on High Down, 370m west of Tennyson's Beacon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010511. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on High Down, 370m west of Tennyson's Beacon is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010511.
Two bowl barrows on High Down, 370m west of Tennyson's Beacon 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 1010511.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 100m west of Old Coastguards (0.6 km), Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown (0.7 km), Long mortuary enclosure on Tennyson Down, 800m west of Freshwater Bay House (1.5 km).
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