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Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow is a Bronze Age burial site located in Wiltshire, comprising a linear arrangement of round barrows positioned in close proximity to the Neolithic West Kennett long barrow. The cemetery exemplifies the spatial relationship between later Bronze Age burial practices and earlier monumental landscape features, suggesting continued ceremonial significance of the area across millennia. The barrows themselves represent typical Bronze Age funerary monuments, constructed as earthen mounds covering cremated or inhumed remains, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the social status of the deceased. This linear grouping demonstrates the organised burial practices characteristic of Bronze Age communities and contributes to understanding the evolution of ritual and settlement patterns in the Wessex region during the second millennium BC.
Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014034. View the official record →
Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow is a Bronze Age burial site located in Wiltshire, comprising a linear arrangement of round barrows positioned in close proximity to the Neolithic West Kennett long barrow. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014034.
Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow 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 1014034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (4 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (4.1 km), Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (4.1 km).
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Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.