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Martin's Clump is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument complex located on Porton Down in Hampshire, comprising flint extraction pits, a linear boundary earthwork, and two bowl barrows. The flint mines represent exploitation of subsurface chalk deposits for the procurement of raw material, a practice characteristic of the Neolithic period, whilst the bowl barrows are funerary monuments typical of Bronze Age burial practice. The linear boundary, likely contemporary with or post-dating the barrows, suggests Bronze Age land division or territorial demarcation. Together, these features constitute an important archaeological palimpsest documenting sustained human activity and landscape use across the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.
Flint mines, linear boundary and two bowl barrows at Martin's Clump, Porton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017168. View the official record →
Martin's Clump is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument complex located on Porton Down in Hampshire, comprising flint extraction pits, a linear boundary earthwork, and two bowl barrows. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017168.
Flint mines, linear boundary and two bowl barrows at Martin's Clump, Porton 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 1017168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age hillfort in Ashley's Copse See also WILTSHIRE 912 (4.3 km), Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point (6.3 km), Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse (6.7 km).
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