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The Group of round barrows on Rough Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds of varied form typical of the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, reflecting successive phases of use and ritual practice across several centuries. Round barrows of this type served as repositories for the dead and functioned as prominent territorial markers within the prehistoric landscape. The Rough Hill group exemplifies the concentration of funerary monuments characteristic of major Bronze Age burial landscapes in Wessex, contributing to understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices in southern England.
Group of round barrows on Rough Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003034. View the official record →
The Group of round barrows on Rough Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003034.
Group of round barrows on Rough 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 1003034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of barrows on Draycott Hill (9 km), Earthwork W of New Town Farm (9.1 km), Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage (9.4 km).
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