What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 630m north-east of Little Purley Farm as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms is a Neolithic burial monument, dating to approximately 3000–2500 BCE. Its significance lies in representing an early form of ceremonial and funerary architecture, reflecting the social and ritual practices of Neolithic communities in southern England.
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