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Barrow on Coombe Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the Wiltshire chalk downland northeast of Upper Poughcombe. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork comprising a circular mound with a surrounding ditch, typical of Early Bronze Age funerary monuments constructed during the second millennium BC. Its prominent position on the open downland reflects the prehistoric practice of siting burial barrows along ridge lines and high ground, making them visually significant landmarks within the ancient landscape. The site remains an important example of Bronze Age funerary archaeology on Salisbury Plain, contributing to the understanding of burial practices and settlement patterns in Neolithic and Bronze Age Wiltshire.
Barrow on Coombe Down, 1070yds (980m) NE of Upper Poughcombe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005670. View the official record →
Barrow on Coombe Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located on the Wiltshire chalk downland northeast of Upper Poughcombe. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005670.
Barrow on Coombe Down, 1070yds (980m) NE of Upper Poughcombe 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 1005670.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linear earthwork in Savernake Forest, S of Great Lodge Bottom (7.2 km), Wansdyke: section 610yds (560m) NW of Wernham Farm to 250yds (230m) SW of New Buildings (7.5 km), Two bowl barrows 400m east of Cadley Vicarage (8.2 km).
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