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Nine round barrows forming a round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 400 metres north of the eastern end of The Cursus near Stonehenge in Wiltshire. The barrows represent a concentrated cemetery of burial mounds dating to the Bronze Age period, reflecting the funerary practices and settlement patterns of communities in the Stonehenge landscape during the second millennium BCE. The site's proximity to The Cursus, a Neolithic ritual monument, indicates the sustained ritual and burial significance of this area across multiple prehistoric periods. The barrow cemetery contributes to the archaeological complexity of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site, demonstrating patterns of Bronze Age burial organisation and the reuse of monumental landscapes across generations.
Nine round barrows forming a round barrow cemetery 400m north of the eastern end of The Cursus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009067. View the official record →
Nine round barrows forming a round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial monument located approximately 400 metres north of the eastern end of The Cursus near Stonehenge in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009067.
Nine round barrows forming a round barrow cemetery 400m north of the eastern end of The Cursus 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 1009067.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks (7.3 km), Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation (7.3 km), Ancient cultivation terraces (7.6 km).
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