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Middle Hill round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire. The monument is designated as a round barrow, a funerary structure characteristic of Bronze Age communities in southern England dating to approximately 2000–1500 BCE. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound in the archaeological landscape, representing the burial practices of prehistoric populations in the region. Such monuments are significant archaeological resources for understanding Bronze Age mortuary customs and settlement patterns across Wiltshire.
Middle Hill round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009834. View the official record →
Middle Hill round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009834.
Middle Hill round 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 1009834.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure in Great Ridge wood, 350m north east of Point Pond (8.8 km), Scrubbed Oak enclosure and linear boundary earthwork (8.9 km), Earthwork enclosure in Penning Wood, 290m NE of Penning (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Middle Hill round barrow'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.
Middle Hill round barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.