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Eight of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. The barrows form part of a larger cemetery complex characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds served as burial structures for members of prehistoric communities. The surviving mounds retain their distinctive rounded form, representing a significant archaeological resource for understanding burial practices and settlement patterns of the second and early first millennia before the present era. The site's designation as a listed ancient monument reflects its importance to the archaeological record of Wiltshire's prehistoric heritage.
Eight of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009730. View the official record →
Eight of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009730.
Eight of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill 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 1009730.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction (9 km), Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tower Hill (9.8 km), Ogbury camp (9.8 km).
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