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Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm

England
List entry 1013129
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013129
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.53 hectares
Grid reference
SU 31916 38291
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm is a Neolithic burial monument located in Hampshire, England. The structure is characteristic of early Neolithic funerary practice, dating to the period approximately 4000–3000 BC, when such communal burial places served as focal points for early farming communities. The barrow remains as an earthwork monument, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary customs in southern England. As a scheduled ancient monument, it is recognised for its archaeological significance in understanding Neolithic society and land use in the Hampshire region.

Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013129. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm?

Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm is a Neolithic burial monument located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013129.

Who is responsible for protecting Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm?

Long barrow 450m south-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 1013129.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 90m west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill (6.7 km), Bowl barrow 20m south west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill (6.7 km), Two bowl barrows 90m south of Hill Lodge: part of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill (6.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
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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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 90m west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill
6.7 km
Bowl barrow 20m south west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill
6.7 km
Two bowl barrows 90m south of Hill Lodge: part of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill
6.8 km
John of Gaunt's Deer Park Pale
7.1 km
Beach Barrow
7.2 km
Roman road immediately south east of Buckholt Farm
7.2 km
Deserted village (site of)
7.5 km
Andover-Redbridge canal, Chalk Hill Lock, Horsebridge
8.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm

Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm

WinchesterRoman town · ~11.5 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~11.9 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~12.4 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~20.4 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~18 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~18.9 miles
Domesday entry for Wallop, Hampshire →
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