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Asthall Barrow is an Anglo-Saxon burial mound located approximately 100 metres south-south-west of Barrow Farm in Oxfordshire. The barrow represents a significant funerary monument of the early medieval period, when such earthen mounds served as prominent markers for elite burials within Anglo-Saxon communities. The mound survives as a substantial earthwork, testament to the considerable labour invested in its construction and the status of the individual or individuals interred within it. Such barrows are characteristic of Anglo-Saxon burial practice in the centuries following the settlement of Germanic peoples in Britain, providing important archaeological evidence for understanding social hierarchies and mortuary customs of the period.
Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008414. View the official record →
Asthall Barrow is an Anglo-Saxon burial mound located approximately 100 metres south-south-west of Barrow Farm in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008414.
Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm 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 1008414.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon burial mound 450m north west of University Farm (4.8 km), Lew village cross (5.1 km), Rectangular enclosures 1100yds (1010m) NW of Mount Owen Farm (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm'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.
Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.