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Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge

England
List entry 1003562
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003562
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.5 hectares
Grid reference
SU 63327 23022
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge is a prehistoric burial monument located in Hampshire. The site comprises a barrow, a characteristic mound of earth and stone raised over a grave or graves, combined with an associated boundary earthwork that likely defined territorial or land divisions in antiquity. Dating to the Bronze Age or earlier prehistoric period, the monument represents both funerary practice and landscape organisation of ancient communities. The earthwork's survival into the modern period, marked by its official designation, reflects its significance as evidence of settlement patterns and social structure in Hampshire's prehistoric past.

Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003562. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge?

Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge is a prehistoric burial monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003562.

Who is responsible for protecting Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge?

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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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Bowl barrow on Teglease Down, 600m north east of Little West End Farm
4.3 km
Bell barrow on Teglease Down
4.6 km
Long barrow on Salt Hill
5 km
Leydene Ditches
6 km
Long barrow in the grounds of Long Barrow House
6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge

Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge

WinchesterRoman town · ~10.2 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~17 milesChichesterRoman town · ~18.1 milesSilchesterRoman town · ~24.3 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~4.5 miles
Domesday entry for Warnford, Hampshire →
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