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Everleigh Barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, comprising a group of round barrows situated in the chalk downland landscape characteristic of the Wessex region. The site represents the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities, a period marked by the construction of distinctive earthen mounds over cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status and beliefs of the deceased. The barrows at Everleigh form part of the broader distribution of such monuments across Wiltshire, an area particularly rich in prehistoric burial evidence. The site is designated as a heritage monument reflecting the archaeological significance of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in southern England.
Everleigh Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009820. View the official record →
Everleigh Barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, comprising a group of round barrows situated in the chalk downland landscape characteristic of the Wessex region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009820.
Everleigh 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 1009820.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill (9.5 km), Two of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill (9.5 km), Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Everleigh Barrows's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Everleigh Barrows stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.