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Marleycombe Hill round barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. The site comprises a group of round barrows dating to the second millennium BC, reflecting the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the region. These earthworks represent significant archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual activity across the Wiltshire chalk landscape. The barrows form part of the extensive Bronze Age barrow cemeteries characteristic of the Wessex downlands during this period.
Marleycombe Hill round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003732. View the official record →
Marleycombe Hill round barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003732.
Marleycombe Hill round barrows 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 1003732.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 45m south west of Bowldish Pond (7.6 km), Two round barrows S of Cranborne Farm (8.4 km), Two barrows near Ackling Dyke (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Marleycombe Hill round barrows's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Marleycombe Hill round barrows stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.