A twin bell barrow and a bell barrow forming the eastern part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery

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History & significance

The Cursus round barrow cemetery is an ancient monument in Wiltshire, England, comprising a linear arrangement of Bronze Age burial mounds distributed along the Cursus, a Neolithic ceremonial earthwork. The eastern section of this cemetery includes a twin bell barrow and a single bell barrow, monument types characteristic of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, roughly 2000–1500 BC. Bell barrows are distinguished by their circular burial mounds surrounded by a ditch and external bank, with the twin barrow representing a less common variant of this funerary tradition. These barrows form part of a broader funerary landscape that accumulated over generations, reflecting the sustained ritual and ceremonial importance of the Cursus monument from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age.

A twin bell barrow and a bell barrow forming the eastern part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012586. View the official record →

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