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This monument is a henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road located approximately 500 metres south-west of Fox Covert in Wiltshire. The henge represents a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age ceremonial or ritual monument, whilst the four barrows belong to the Bronze Age period and would originally have functioned as burial mounds for elite members of prehistoric communities. The Roman road element indicates later use of the area during the Romano-British period, when the site lay within the wider landscape of Roman Britain. Together these features constitute a palimpsest of ritual and ceremonial activity spanning several millennia of prehistory and classical antiquity.
A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007491. View the official record →
This monument is a henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road located approximately 500 metres south-west of Fox Covert in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007491.
A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert 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 1007491.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rybury camp (4.6 km), All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (5 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (5.5 km).
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