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Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Ballard Down

Scheduled monument
Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Ballard Down
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The National Heritage List for England records Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Ballard Down 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 the eastern end of Ballard Down is a Neolithic burial monument, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. Its significance lies in its representation of early ceremonial and funerary practices in the British Isles.

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