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Barrow N of 'The Spectacles' is a Neolithic long barrow located in Wiltshire, England. The monument forms part of a distinctive paired barrow complex known colloquially as 'The Spectacles' due to its characteristic configuration of two adjacent mounds connected by a linking bank. The barrow dates to the Neolithic period and represents a significant example of funerary architecture from this era, reflecting the burial practices and social organisation of early farming communities in southern Britain. The site remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practice on Salisbury Plain.
Barrow N of 'The Spectacles' is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004742. View the official record →
Barrow N of 'The Spectacles' is a Neolithic long barrow located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004742.
Barrow N of 'The Spectacles' 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 1004742.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hanging Langford camp and Church-end Ring (3.2 km), The Bake and Wylye Down milestones (4 km), Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barrow N of 'The Spectacles''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 N of 'The Spectacles' stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.