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Latitude: 51.4853 / 51°29'6"N
Longitude: -1.3984 / 1°23'54"W
OS Eastings: 441869.691149
OS Northings: 176429.332857
OS Grid: SU418764
Mapcode National: GBR 80Q.THR
Mapcode Global: VHC1G.QX2R
Entry Name: Bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner
Scheduled Date: 16 December 1977
Last Amended: 30 August 1990
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1013053
English Heritage Legacy ID: 12056
County: West Berkshire
Civil Parish: Chaddleworth
Built-Up Area: Depot, nr Great Shefford
Traditional County: Berkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire
Church of England Parish: Chaddleworth
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
The monument includes a bowl barrow 700m north-west of Nodmoor Corner. The
monument survives as an earthwork in a thin belt of woodland. It has a
diameter of 22m and survives to a height of 1.6m. There is no trace of a
ditch. The mound is undisturbed except for a slight indentation crossing it
from east to west, caused by the former line of a footpath which now skirts
the north side of the mound.
MAP EXTRACT
The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
It includes a 2 metre boundary around the archaeological features,
considered to be essential for the monument's support and preservation.
Source: Historic England
Bowl barrows, the most numerous form of round barrow, are funerary monuments
dating from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age, with most
examples belonging to the period 2400-1500 BC. They were constructed as
earthen or rubble mounds, sometimes ditched, which covered single or multiple
burials. They occur either in isolation or grouped as cemeteries and often
acted as a focus for burials in later periods. Often superficially similar,
although differing widely in size, they exhibit regional variations in form
and a diversity of burial practices. There are over 10,000 surviving bowl
barrows recorded nationally (many more have already been destroyed), occurring
across most of lowland Britain. Often occupying prominent locations, they are
a major historic element in the modern landscape and their considerable
variation of form and longevity as a monument type provide important
information on the diversity of beliefs and social organisations amongst early
prehistoric communities. They are particularly representative of their period
and a substantial proportion of surviving examples are considered worthy of
protection.
Source: Historic England
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