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Barrow in Wilton Park is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. The monument survives as an earthwork within Wilton Park and represents a significant example of prehistoric funerary architecture characteristic of southern England's ancient landscape. Such barrows typically functioned as communal or elite burial monuments and are among the most visible surviving structures from Britain's prehistoric periods. The site's preservation within the park setting has enabled its survival as a landscape feature of archaeological importance.
Barrow in Wilton Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003039. View the official record →
Barrow in Wilton Park is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003039.
Barrow in Wilton Park 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 1003039.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm (7.9 km), Long barrow 700m north-west of Tenantry Farm (8.1 km), Long barrow 600yds (550m) SE of Vanity (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barrow in Wilton Park'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.
Barrow in Wilton Park stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.