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Four round barrows 840m WSW of Swainstondown Gate is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on the chalk downlands of Hampshire. The site consists of four burial mounds representing a characteristic grouping of the second millennium before Christ, when such barrow cemeteries were established across southern English uplands. These earthworks preserve evidence of the ritual and social practices of Bronze Age communities, with their spatial arrangement reflecting patterns of burial and settlement organisation typical of the period. The monument's location within the wider landscape of Hampshire's barrow fields underscores the significance of this region as a focus for Bronze Age funerary practice and demonstrates the persistence of burial traditions across generations.
Four round barrows 840m WSW of Swainstondown Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020265. View the official record →
Four round barrows 840m WSW of Swainstondown Gate is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located on the chalk downlands of Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020265.
Four round barrows 840m WSW of Swainstondown Gate 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 1020265.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down (1.8 km), Bowl barrow 1.35km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down (1.8 km), Rock Roman villa (1.9 km).
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