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Browndown Ranges (North) is a prehistoric round barrow located on military training land near Gosport in Hampshire. The barrow represents Bronze Age burial practice, though precise dating and excavation records for this specific monument remain limited in the published scholarly record. The site has experienced significant alterations through its use as military training ground, notably the construction of First World War practice trenches and a Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery which have substantially impacted the original barrow's form and survival. Despite these later military interventions, the monument retains archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and funerary practice in the Gosport area.
A prehistoric round barrow, First World War practice trenches, and a Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery on Browndown Ranges (North) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1489235. View the official record →
Browndown Ranges (North) is a prehistoric round barrow located on military training land near Gosport in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1489235.
A prehistoric round barrow, First World War practice trenches, and a Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery on Browndown Ranges (North) 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 1489235.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including No 1 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines (0.9 km), No. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay Lines (2.8 km), Gilkicker fort (3.2 km).
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A prehistoric round barrow, First World War practice trenches, and a Second World War Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery on Browndown Ranges (North) stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.