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The Anglo-Saxon burial mound immediately north of Over Worton church graveyard is a scheduled ancient monument representing a form of elite burial practice characteristic of the early medieval period in England. The mound itself constitutes physical evidence of high-status interment traditions that predate the Norman Conquest, reflecting the social structures and funerary customs of Anglo-Saxon communities in the Thames Valley region. Its proximity to the later parish church indicates continuity of ritual and settlement significance across the transition from pagan to Christian burial practices in medieval Oxfordshire. The monument's survival as an upstanding earthwork provides important archaeological testimony to early medieval territorial organisation and the distribution of power centres within the local landscape.
Anglo-Saxon burial mound immediately north of Over Worton church graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009414. View the official record →
The Anglo-Saxon burial mound immediately north of Over Worton church graveyard is a scheduled ancient monument representing a form of elite burial practice characteristic of the early medieval period in England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009414.
Anglo-Saxon burial mound immediately north of Over Worton church graveyard 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 1009414.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 1km section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch running from Out Wood to Berring's Wood (8.7 km), 900m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch 200m north of Grim's Dyke Farm, running north into Hark Wood (9.3 km), Bowl barrow 60m north of Wood Farm (9.4 km).
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