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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 the type of communal burial structure characteristic of early agricultural communities in southern Britain, typically constructed during the fourth and third millennia before the present. The barrow survives as an earthen mound of elongated form, typical of long barrows of the Wessex region, though like many monuments of this class its original dimensions and structural detail have been subject to erosion and agricultural activity over millennia. As a scheduled monument, it remains significant for understanding early prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the Hampshire downlands.
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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