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Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm

England
List entry 1015980
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015980
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.3 hectares
Grid reference
SU 13889 20034
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Giant's Grave is a long barrow situated approximately 400 metres north-west of Down Farm in Hampshire. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents a type of communal burial structure characteristic of early farming communities in prehistoric Britain. Long barrows of this period typically served as collective tombs, often constructed from earth and stone, and reflect the monumental architectural traditions of Neolithic society. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument and contributes to the archaeological record of Neolithic burial practices in southern England.

Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015980. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm?

Giant's Grave is a long barrow situated approximately 400 metres north-west of Down Farm in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015980.

Who is responsible for protecting Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm?

Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm 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 1015980.

What other scheduled monuments are near Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Length of deer park bank and ditch at Alderholt (7.6 km), Bowl barrow on Ibsley Common, 670m east of Gorley Vale Farm (9.3 km), Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common (9.7 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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Length of deer park bank and ditch at Alderholt
7.6 km
Bowl barrow on Ibsley Common, 670m east of Gorley Vale Farm
9.3 km
Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common
9.7 km
Bowl barrow on Ibsley Common, 820m south east of Broomy
9.7 km
Round barrow cemetery on Ibsley Common, 800m south east of Blunts Barn Cottage
9.9 km
Bowl barrow on Ibsley Common, 670m north west of North Hollow Bridge
10.1 km
Bowl barrow on Pistle Down, 800m north east of Burrows Farm
10.3 km
Two bowl barrows in Plumley Wood, 800m and 850m south of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common
10.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm

Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~8 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~13.8 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~22 miles
Domesday entry for Breamore, Hampshire →
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