Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCollege Plantation long barrow and round barrows

College Plantation long barrow and round barrows

England
List entry 1003318
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003318
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.56 hectares
Grid reference
SO 95917 06087, SO 95884 05996, SO 95957 05993
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

College Plantation long barrow and round barrows is a complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monuments located in Gloucestershire. The site comprises a long barrow of Neolithic date together with later round barrows of Bronze Age construction, representing successive phases of ritual burial practice spanning several centuries. The long barrow represents the earlier Neolithic period of monument building in the region, whilst the round barrows indicate the continuation and evolution of funerary traditions during the Bronze Age. Such barrow complexes are valuable archaeological resources for understanding patterns of settlement, land use, and ceremonial practice in prehistoric Gloucestershire.

College Plantation long barrow and round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003318. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is College Plantation long barrow and round barrows?

College Plantation long barrow and round barrows is a complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monuments located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003318.

Who is responsible for protecting College Plantation long barrow and round barrows?

College Plantation long barrow and round barrows 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 1003318.

What other scheduled monuments are near College Plantation long barrow and round barrows?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Churchyard cross in St Kenelm's churchyard (2.9 km), Wellhill Copse round barrow (4.4 km), Lillyhorn Roman villa, Bournes Green (4.9 km).

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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
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under College Plantation long barrow and round barrows

College Plantation long barrow and round barrows stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.