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Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument situated on the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire. The site comprises a linear arrangement of burial mounds extending across the downland landscape, representing a funerary practice typical of the later Neolithic and earlier Bronze Age periods in southern Britain. The barrow cemetery demonstrates the significance of Hackpen Hill as a ritual and burial focal point during these prehistoric periods, with the linear layout reflecting the organised placement of successive burials along a defined alignment. The monument forms part of the broader complex of prehistoric monuments in the Marlborough Downs area and represents an important survival of downland barrow archaeology.
Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013315. View the official record →
Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument situated on the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013315.
Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen 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 1013315.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork W of New Town Farm (8.6 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (8.9 km), Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (8.9 km).
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