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Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common

England
List entry 1005342
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005342
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SO 76790 42122, SO 76790 42111
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Herefordshire near the county boundary. The site consists of a group of barrows, earthen mounds constructed as funerary structures typical of prehistoric communities in the region. These monuments represent evidence of ritual burial practices and settlement patterns during the earlier prehistoric periods, when such communal or individual burial mounds were erected across the upland areas of the Welsh Marches and surrounding regions.

Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005342. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common?

Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Herefordshire near the county boundary. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005342.

Who is responsible for protecting Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common?

Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common 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 1005342.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Little Malvern Priory (1.8 km), Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 3 (2.3 km), Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also HEREFORDSHIRE 3 (2.3 km).

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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Little Malvern Priory
1.8 km
Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 3
2.3 km
Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also HEREFORDSHIRE 3
2.3 km
The Shire Ditch See also WORCESTERSHIRE 244
2.9 km
The Shire Ditch See also HEREFORDSHIRE 244
2.9 km
Dovecote at Barton Court
2.9 km
Priory gateway
3.8 km
Midsummer Hill Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 4
4.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common

Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Barrows adjoining county boundary, E of Gardener's Common

GloucesterRoman town · ~15.1 milesDroitwichRoman town · ~15.7 milesKenchesterRoman town · ~20.3 milesAlcesterRoman town · ~22.1 milesBattle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Bridge 1642Battle (1651) · ~8.8 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~10 miles
Domesday entry for Malvern, Worcestershire →
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