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Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge is a Bronze Age monument located in Hampshire, England. The site comprises an earthwork that served both defensive and territorial functions, combined with a burial mound characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice. The barrow element indicates the site's use as a place of elite burial, whilst the associated earthwork suggests its role in marking or protecting territorial boundaries during the second millennium before Christ. The monument remains a significant example of Bronze Age land use and social organisation in southern England.
Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003562. View the official record →
Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge is a Bronze Age monument located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003562.
Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge 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 1003562.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort, oval barrow, round barrows, field systems and earthwork enclosure on Old Winchester Hill (2.7 km), Long barrow 640m south-east of Stock's Farm (3.7 km), Bowl barrow 640m south west of Coombe Cottages (4.1 km).
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