Bowl barrow 365m south west of Ubley Warren Farm
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1008287
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1933
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-May-1994
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Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Somerset
- District:
- Mendip (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Priddy
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 51132 54900
Reasons for Designation
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.
The bowl barrow 365m south west of Ubley Warren Farm survives well and
contains archaeological and environmental information relating to the monument
and the landscape in which it was constructed. This is one of a concentration
of round barrows occurring on the Mendips.
Details
The monument includes a bowl barrow situated on level ground 365m south-west
of Ubley Warren Farm.
The barrow has a mound 40m in diameter and c.2m high. This is a prominent
feature in the local landscape and there are several historical references to
the site which has been termed 'Stangbarrow', 'Stenebergh', 'Echenberwe' and
'Stonebarrow'.
Surrounding the mound is a ditch c.3m wide from which material was quarried
during the construction of the monument. This has become largely infilled
over the years but survives as a slight earthwork on the east side of the
mound and as a buried feature elsewhere. All fence posts and stone walls
relating to field boundaries, are excluded from the scheduling, although the
underlying ground is included.
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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 22806
- Legacy System:
- RSM
Sources
Books and journals
Grinsell, L, 'Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeology and Natural Hist Soc' in Somerset Barrows Part II, , Vol. 115, (1971), 67, 71
Other
Mention of flint finds, Tratman E K, Field Work 3 (1), PUBSS, (1927)
Legal
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
End of official listing