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Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane

England
List entry 1001886
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1001886
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.43 hectares
Grid reference
SU 57515 20983, SU 57516 20925, SU 57391 20899, SU 57429 20901
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' south of Stakes Lane is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Hampshire. The site comprises four burial mounds characteristic of the period between approximately 2200 and 700 BC, when such earthworks served as focal points for community ritual and the interment of the dead. The barrows remain visible as earthwork features within the field, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practice in the region. As a scheduled monument, the site is protected for its archaeological significance and contribution to understanding Bronze Age society in southern England.

Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001886. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane?

Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' south of Stakes Lane is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001886.

Who is responsible for protecting Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane?

Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane 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 1001886.

What other scheduled monuments are near Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Corhampton British village on Corhampton Down (0.8 km), Enclosure in Preshaw Wood (2.1 km), Round barrow cemetery and hollow ways on Beacon Hill (3.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Corhampton British village on Corhampton Down
0.8 km
Enclosure in Preshaw Wood
2.1 km
Round barrow cemetery and hollow ways on Beacon Hill
3.5 km
Two bowl barrows north of Hoe Farm
3.7 km
Bishop's Waltham Palace and associated fishponds
4.3 km
Long barrow in the grounds of Long Barrow House
4.3 km
King John's House (or St John's House) in Warnford Park
5.1 km
Boundary earthwork and barrow at Sheepbridge
6.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane

Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Four round barrows in 'Hump Field' S of Stakes Lane

WinchesterRoman town · ~7.8 milesFishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~19 milesChichesterRoman town · ~20.3 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~5.5 miles
Domesday entry for Lomer, Hampshire →
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