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A group of round barrows south-east of The Wig is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. The barrows form part of the extensive round barrow cemeteries characteristic of the region during the second and early first millennia before the common era, reflecting the funerary practices and social organisation of Bronze Age communities. The monument comprises multiple earthwork mounds which would have contained inhumation or cremation burials, along with grave goods indicative of the status and beliefs of those interred. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site preserves important archaeological evidence relating to Wiltshire's Bronze Age cultural landscape.
A group of round barrows south-east of The Wig is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009628. View the official record →
A group of round barrows south-east of The Wig is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009628.
A group of round barrows south-east of The Wig 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 1009628.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport (8.6 km), Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction (9.5 km), Round barrow cemetery 250m east of Straight Walk Plantation (9.6 km).
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A group of round barrows south-east of The Wig stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.