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The Cursus round barrow cemetery is an ancient burial complex in Wiltshire comprising multiple Bronze Age funerary monuments positioned along and near the Cursus earthwork. The eastern component of this cemetery consists of a twin bell barrow and a separate bell barrow, earthen burial mounds characteristic of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, broadly dated between approximately 2000 and 1400 BCE. Bell barrows are distinguished by their distinctive form, comprising a central mound surrounded by an encircling ditch and outer bank, with the twin barrow representing a less common variant where two burial mounds share elements of their surrounding earthwork. The positioning of these barrows in relation to the Neolithic Cursus monument demonstrates the continued ritual significance of the landscape across multiple millennia, with Bronze Age communities choosing to establish their burial grounds adjacent to an earlier monumental structure.
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 →
The Cursus round barrow cemetery is an ancient burial complex in Wiltshire comprising multiple Bronze Age funerary monuments positioned along and near the Cursus earthwork. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012586.
A twin bell barrow and a bell barrow forming the eastern part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery 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 1012586.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ancient cultivation terraces (6.4 km), Earthwork W of Woodford Clump (7.1 km), Newton Barrow (7.4 km).
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A twin bell barrow and a bell barrow forming the eastern part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.