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Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow is a group of Bronze Age burial mounds forming part of an extensive round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down in Wiltshire. These earthworks are characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when communal burial practices gave way to individual interments beneath distinctive mounds, and their positioning within the larger cemetery indicates sustained ritual use of this downland location over an extended period. The barrows themselves represent a significant concentration of prehistoric funerary monuments, testament to the importance of All Cannings Down as a burial ground during the second millennium before Christ. As a scheduled ancient monument, the site remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Wessex.
Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014025. View the official record →
Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow is a group of Bronze Age burial mounds forming part of an extensive round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014025.
Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings 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 1014025.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (1.5 km), Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill (4.1 km), Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage (4.3 km).
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