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The Seven Barrows cemetery is an ancient monument in Berkshire, England, comprising a group of Bronze Age burial mounds dating to the second millennium BC. This particular cluster, located approximately 450 metres south-east of Sevenbarrows House, consists of a double bell barrow, a saucer barrow, and four bowl barrows, representing the characteristic funerary monuments of the Early and Middle Bronze Age period. Bell barrows, distinguished by their bell-shaped mounds surrounded by external ditches, typically contained high-status burials, whilst bowl barrows and saucer barrows represent simpler mound forms that served communal or lower-status burial functions. The site forms part of a wider ritual landscape associated with prehistoric settlement and demonstrates the burial practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities in southern Britain.
A double bell barrow, a saucer barrow and four bowl barrows, 450m south-east of Sevenbarrows House: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012409. View the official record →
The Seven Barrows cemetery is an ancient monument in Berkshire, England, comprising a group of Bronze Age burial mounds dating to the second millennium BC. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012409.
A double bell barrow, a saucer barrow and four bowl barrows, 450m south-east of Sevenbarrows House: part of the Seven Barrows cemetery is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012409.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lambourn Cross (3.6 km), Boundary ditch E of Near Down (4.1 km), Fognam Clump field system See also WEST BERKSHIRE 99 (4.3 km).
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