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Group of barrows on Draycott Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. The site comprises a cluster of burial mounds positioned on elevated terrain, reflecting the characteristic settlement and funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the Wessex region during the second millennium before the present. The barrows represent the communal investment in ceremonial burial grounds typical of Bronze Age society, when such conspicuous monuments served to mark territorial claims and commemorate the dead. The grouping's location on the hill would have made it visually prominent within the landscape, a factor integral to the social and spiritual function of such burial sites in prehistoric Wiltshire.
Group of barrows on Draycott Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005697. View the official record →
Group of barrows on Draycott Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005697.
Group of barrows on Draycott Hill 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 1005697.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including 'The Spectacles' (7.5 km), Medieval village site (7.9 km), Strip lynchet system north of Chisman's Cleeve (8.2 km).
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