What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Bowl barrow on Rivar 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 on Rivar Down is a Neolithic round barrow, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. Such barrows are significant as early funerary monuments, often containing burial remains and offering insights into prehistoric burial practices and social organisation.
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Places near here
Rivar HillMountain / peak · 1276 yd
21 and 22Listed building · 1.2 mi
Shalbourne Manor FarmhouseListed building · 1.3 mi
Footpath up Ham HillMountain or hill · 1.7 mi
Over the fields to Ham HillMountain or hill · 1.7 mi
Shalbourne Heath PlantationWood · 1.8 mi
Bedwyn BrailWood · 1.9 mi
Ham HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Long barrow 700m south of TidcombeScheduled monument · 2.3 mi
Long Barrow by Chute CausewayAncient tomb or cairn · 2.3 mi
Combe GibbetMemorial · 3.7 mi
Hungerford Memorial GardensMemorial · 4.7 miOther information
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