Scheduled MonumentsEnglandFive bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down

Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down

England
List entry 1011047
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Winterbourne Stoke Down is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery comprising five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows situated on the chalk downland of Wiltshire, England. The site forms part of the wider distribution of funerary monuments in the Stonehenge landscape, dating to the second millennium BCE. Bowl barrows represent the most common form of Bronze Age burial monument, characterised by their distinctive hemispherical mounds, whilst saucer barrows are flatter variants with more gently sloping profiles. The cemetery demonstrates the sequential use of the landscape for ritual and burial purposes across the Bronze Age period, reflecting patterns of settlement and mortuary practice in Neolithic and Bronze Age Wessex.

Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011047. View the official record →

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What is Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down?

Winterbourne Stoke Down is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery comprising five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows situated on the chalk downland of Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011047.

Who is responsible for protecting Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down?

Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke 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 1011047.

What other scheduled monuments are near Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks (5.4 km), Ancient cultivation terraces (5.5 km), Earthwork W of Woodford Clump (6.1 km).

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