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Long barrow and part of a round barrow cemetery 130m SSE of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse, on Afton Down, is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument complex situated on the Isle of Wight. The site comprises a long barrow of Neolithic date, characteristic of the earlier funerary practices of southern England, together with associated round barrows of Bronze Age date that represent the later burial tradition. The monument group demonstrates the extended use of this location for burial purposes across a considerable span of prehistory. The physical remains of both the long barrow and the round barrow cemetery survive as earthwork features on the downland landscape.
Long barrow and part of a round barrow cemetery 130m SSE of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse, on Afton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007789. View the official record →
Long barrow and part of a round barrow cemetery 130m SSE of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse, on Afton Down, is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument complex situated on the Isle of Wight. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007789.
Long barrow and part of a round barrow cemetery 130m SSE of Freshwater Bay Golf Clubhouse, on Afton Down 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 1007789.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 830m SE of Shalcombe Manor: part of a round barrow cemetery on Pay Down (4.8 km), Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 830m north west of Longstone Cottage (5.1 km), Bowl barrow in Coombe Plantation on Chessell Down: 710m north west of Longstone Cottage (5.2 km).
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