Scheduled MonumentsEnglandBarrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations

Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations

England
List entry 1004754
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004754
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.4 hectares
Grid reference
SU 23031 19421, SU 23047 19281, SU 23059 19362, SU 23096 19330, SU 22994 19265
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations is a group of Bronze Age burial mounds located in Wiltshire. The site comprises several barrows, or burial structures, characteristic of the period between approximately 2200 and 700 BC, when such earthworks served as monuments for the interment of the deceased and were often used over extended periods for successive burials. The barrows' survival within the plantations has preserved them as significant archaeological evidence of prehistoric funerary practice and settlement patterns in the region. Their presence contributes to the understanding of Bronze Age communities and their relationship with the landscape of Wiltshire.

Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004754. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations?

Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations is a group of Bronze Age burial mounds located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004754.

Who is responsible for protecting Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations?

Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations 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 1004754.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman pottery kilns in Sloden Enclosure (6.7 km), Medieval hunting lodge 620m NNW of Holly Hatch Cottage (7.1 km), Bowl barrow 400m south-west of Robin Hood Farm (8.2 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations

Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.