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Two bowl barrows on Shiplate Slait is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on Shiplate Slait in Somerset. Bowl barrows are among the most common form of prehistoric burial mound in Britain, typically consisting of a simple earthen dome raised over one or more burials. The two examples at this location represent the funerary practices of communities during the third and second millennia before the present era. Such monuments often contained cremated or inhumed human remains, sometimes accompanied by grave goods, and their distribution across the Somerset landscape reflects patterns of settlement and land use in later prehistoric times.
Two bowl barrows on Shiplate Slait is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008112. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows on Shiplate Slait is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on Shiplate Slait in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008112.
Two bowl barrows on Shiplate Slait 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 1008112.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Shiplate Slait (0 km), Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor Farm (1.2 km), Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard (1.6 km).
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