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Whiteleaf Barrow is a Neolithic burial mound situated on Whiteleaf Hill in Buckinghamshire, positioned approximately 50 metres east of the prominent Whiteleaf Cross. The barrow represents a significant example of early Neolithic funerary architecture, dating to the period around 3500–2500 BCE, when such monumental earthworks served as communal burial places for local populations. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork mound, though like many barrows of its type it has been subject to erosion and disturbance over millennia. Its location on the Chiltern Hills reflects the pattern of Neolithic settlement in the region, with such burial mounds typically positioned on elevated ground that remains visible across the contemporary landscape.
A Neolithic barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 50m east of Whiteleaf Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009532. View the official record →
Whiteleaf Barrow is a Neolithic burial mound situated on Whiteleaf Hill in Buckinghamshire, positioned approximately 50 metres east of the prominent Whiteleaf Cross. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009532.
A Neolithic barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 50m east of Whiteleaf Cross 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 1009532.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 1.13km long section from Grymsdyke Manor to RAF High Wycombe (4.8 km), Village settlement site on Lodge Hill (4.9 km), Two bowl barrows 450m north west of Slough Glebe Farm, part of the Saunderton Lee barrow cemetery (5.3 km).
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A Neolithic barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 50m east of Whiteleaf Cross stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.