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Abra Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Hampshire, England. The barrow represents one of the region's prehistoric funerary monuments, reflecting the ritual practices and social organisation of early agricultural or metal-working communities. The monument survives as an earthwork and forms part of Hampshire's important archaeological heritage of prehistoric burial sites. Its formal designation and protection under national heritage legislation acknowledge its significance as evidence of early settlement patterns and burial customs in southern England.
Abra Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017904. View the official record →
Abra Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound situated in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017904.
Abra Barrow 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 1017904.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 350m south east of Abra Barrow (0.4 km), Bowl barrow 530m east of Abra Barrow (0.5 km), Popham Beacons round barrow cemetery (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Abra Barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Abra Barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.