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Highworth circle is a Bronze Age round barrow situated approximately 520 metres north-west of North Leaze Farm in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age, when such barrows served as burial places for individuals of social significance. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its importance to the archaeological record of the region. Like other barrows of its type and period, it provides evidence of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Wiltshire landscape.
Highworth circle 520m north west of North Leaze Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016382. View the official record →
Highworth circle is a Bronze Age round barrow situated approximately 520 metres north-west of North Leaze Farm in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016382.
Highworth circle 520m north west of North Leaze 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 1016382.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Highworth circle 200m north east of Common Farm (3.6 km), Highworth circle 200m south east of Common Farm (3.6 km), Two Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Highworth circle 520m north west of North Leaze Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Highworth circle 520m north west of North Leaze Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.