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Barley Pound is a prehistoric earthwork located in Hampshire, England. The monument comprises a roughly circular enclosure formed by a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age settlement or defensive structures in southern Britain. The site represents an important example of Iron Age land use and territorial organisation in the Hampshire landscape. Its precise function, whether serving primarily defensive, administrative, or ceremonial purposes, remains a matter of archaeological interpretation, though such enclosed sites were typical of the later prehistoric period in this region.
Barley Pound earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001919. View the official record →
Barley Pound is a prehistoric earthwork located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001919.
Barley Pound earthworks 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 1001919.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork at Penley (2.2 km), Bowl barrow 100m east of Forest Cottage (6.3 km), Bowl barrow 180m south east of Forest Cottage (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barley Pound earthworks'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.
Barley Pound earthworks stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.