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Cutthorn

England
List entry 1001914
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1001914
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.16 hectares
Grid reference
SU 41880 15325
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cutthorn is a Bronze Age barrow located in Hampshire, England. The monument comprises a round mound of earth and stone that represents a burial monument typical of the second millennium before the present era. Such barrows served as focal points for ritual and funerary practices within prehistoric communities, often marking the graves of individuals of social prominence. The site's survival as an upstanding earthwork contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practice in southern England.

Cutthorn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001914. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Cutthorn?

Cutthorn is a Bronze Age barrow located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001914.

Who is responsible for protecting Cutthorn?

Cutthorn 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 1001914.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cutthorn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 100m north-east of Ipley crossroads (8.6 km), Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Pottern Ford (9.1 km), Round barrow cemetery comprising six bowl barrows north-west of King's Hat Inclosure (9.7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 100m north-east of Ipley crossroads
8.6 km
Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Pottern Ford
9.1 km
Round barrow cemetery comprising six bowl barrows north-west of King's Hat Inclosure
9.7 km
Bowl barrow 630m north of Hardley Bridge
9.9 km
Bowl barrow 250m north-west of Flash Pond
10 km
Bowl barrow in Fawley Inclosure
10 km
Bowl barrow north of Ferny Crofts
10.4 km
Bowl barrow on Yew Tree Heath
10.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Cutthorn

Cutthorn stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Cutthorn

WinchesterRoman town · ~9.6 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~20.6 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~24.8 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~14.1 miles
Domesday entry for Stoneham, Hampshire →
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