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Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm

England
List entry 1013495
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013495
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.31 hectares
Grid reference
SU 08875 19868
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Knap barrow is a long barrow situated approximately 900 metres west of Down Farm in Wiltshire, England, and represents a significant example of Neolithic funerary architecture. The monument dates to the Neolithic period, reflecting the burial practices and social organisation of early farming communities in prehistoric Britain. Long barrows of this type typically contained chambered or unchambeured burial spaces and served as communal or family tombs, often with substantial earthen mounds constructed over stone or wooden structures. The barrow's survival in the Wiltshire landscape provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding Neolithic settlement patterns and mortuary practices in southern England.

Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013495. View the official record →

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What is Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm?

Knap barrow is a long barrow situated approximately 900 metres west of Down Farm in Wiltshire, England, and represents a significant example of Neolithic funerary architecture. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013495.

Who is responsible for protecting Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm?

Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down 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 1013495.

What other scheduled monuments are near Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle mound (or Castle Hill) (7.8 km), Barrows in and near St Giles Park (8.9 km), Barrows N of St Giles Park (8.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Castle mound (or Castle Hill)
7.8 km
Barrows in and near St Giles Park
8.9 km
Barrows N of St Giles Park
8.9 km
Bowl barrow on Pistle Down, 800m north east of Burrows Farm
9.1 km
Oval barrow on Pistle Down, 1010m north east of Stephen's Castle
9.4 km
Bowl barrow on Mount Ararat, 550m east of Burrows Farm
9.5 km
Two bowl barrows on Mount Ararat, 865m and 910m north east of Stephen's Castle
9.5 km
Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm

Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Knap barrow: a long barrow 900m west of Down Farm

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~8.6 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~14 miles
Domesday entry for Rockbourne, Hampshire →
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