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Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown

England
List entry 1010619
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010619
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.25 hectares
Grid reference
SZ3152285683
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire. The site comprises three earthen mounds characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice, when such barrows served as conspicuous markers of elite or community burials across the English landscape. The barrows' positioning in the Hampshire landscape reflects the settlement and territorial patterns of Bronze Age communities in southern England. Such monuments, typically dating to the second millennium BC, represent significant archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric burial customs and social organisation.

Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010619. View the official record →

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What is Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown?

Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010619.

Who is responsible for protecting Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown?

Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown 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 1010619.

What other scheduled monuments are near Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 100m west of Old Coastguards (0.1 km), Two bowl barrows on High Down, 370m west of Tennyson's Beacon (0.7 km), Bowl barrow on West High Down, 150m north of Roe's Hall (1.1 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 100m west of Old Coastguards
0.1 km
Two bowl barrows on High Down, 370m west of Tennyson's Beacon
0.7 km
Bowl barrow on West High Down, 150m north of Roe's Hall
1.1 km
New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles
1.8 km
Lower Needles Point battery
2.1 km
Long mortuary enclosure on Tennyson Down, 800m west of Freshwater Bay House
2.1 km
Bowl barrow 200m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Afton Down
3.9 km
Three bowl barrows 280m south east of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse: part of a round barrow cemetery on Afton Down
3.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown

Group of three barrows 110m north-east of Heatherdown stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.

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