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Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs

England
List entry 1013377
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013377
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.33 hectares
Grid reference
TR 20285 51902, TR 20572 51736
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barham Downs is a site containing a prehistoric linear earthwork and Anglo-Saxon barrow field located in Kent, England. The linear earthwork dates to the prehistoric period and represents an important territorial or boundary marker from ancient times. The Anglo-Saxon barrow field comprises multiple burial mounds that reflect the funerary practices and settlement patterns of early medieval communities in the region. Together, these elements demonstrate the long continuity of use and significance of this landscape from prehistoric through Anglo-Saxon periods.

Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013377. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs?

Barham Downs is a site containing a prehistoric linear earthwork and Anglo-Saxon barrow field located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013377.

Who is responsible for protecting Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs?

Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs 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 1013377.

What other scheduled monuments are near Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 350m south west of Upper Digges Farm (1.5 km), Bowl barrow south east of Rectory Lane (1.6 km), Enclosures W of Woodlands (1.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 350m south west of Upper Digges Farm
1.5 km
Bowl barrow south east of Rectory Lane
1.6 km
Enclosures W of Woodlands
1.8 km
Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street
2.3 km
Barrow field on Breach Down, Derringstone
2.9 km
Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood
3.2 km
Archbishop's Palace, Bekesbourne
3.7 km
Rubury Butts bowl barrows
5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs

Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs

CanterburyRoman town · ~5 miles
Domesday entry for Barham, Kent →
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