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Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary is a Bronze Age burial cemetery located on Overton Hill in Wiltshire, forming part of the extensive round barrow complex associated with the Neolithic Sanctuary monument. The five mounds are typical of Wessex Bronze Age funerary practice, dating to the second millennium BC, and their positioning relative to the Sanctuary demonstrates the sustained ritual importance of this landscape across successive prehistoric periods. The barrows exhibit the standard morphology of Bronze Age burial mounds, constructed as earthwork tumuli over cremated and inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased. This grouping exemplifies the clustering patterns characteristic of formal Bronze Age cemetery organisation, with multiple barrows positioned in deliberate spatial arrangement rather than scattered individually across the landscape.
Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008464. View the official record →
Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary is a Bronze Age burial cemetery located on Overton Hill in Wiltshire, forming part of the extensive round barrow complex associated with the Neolithic Sanctuary monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008464.
Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery. 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 1008464.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (4.4 km), Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage (4.5 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (4.5 km).
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Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery. stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.