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Duck's Nest is a long barrow situated on Rockbourne Down in Hampshire, England. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents a form of communal burial architecture characteristic of early agricultural societies in Britain. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound aligned in the typical elongated form of its type, reflecting the constructional traditions of Neolithic monument builders. As a scheduled ancient monument, Duck's Nest contributes to the archaeological record of Hampshire's prehistoric landscape and the distribution of funerary monuments across southern England.
Duck's Nest: a long barrow on Rockbourne Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012920. View the official record →
Duck's Nest is a long barrow situated on Rockbourne Down in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012920.
Duck's Nest: a long barrow on Rockbourne Down 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 1012920.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Soldier's Ring (3.5 km), Rockbourne Roman villa (3.7 km), Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down (5.4 km).
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