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The Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. The barrows are earthwork mounds of varying dimensions that would have served as burial structures for Bronze Age communities, likely dating to the second millennium BC. The site forms part of a wider Bronze Age cemetery complex in the landscape around West Kennett, an area rich in prehistoric monument archaeology. These barrows represent typical Bronze Age burial practices in southern England, where individual or family groups were interred beneath earthen mounds, often accompanied by grave goods.
Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008102. View the official record →
The Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008102.
Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett 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 1008102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (4.8 km), Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (4.9 km), Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage (4.9 km).
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Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.