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Ogbourne Maizey Down is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Wiltshire, England. The monument represents a burial mound of the type commonly constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such earthen structures were raised as communal or individual sepulchres across the English landscape. The barrow's presence on the downs reflects the pattern of Bronze Age settlement and funerary practice characteristic of the Wiltshire uplands, an area particularly rich in prehistoric monuments.
Ogbourne Maizey Down round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004762. View the official record →
Ogbourne Maizey Down is a Bronze Age round barrow situated in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004762.
Ogbourne Maizey Down 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 1004762.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martinsell Hill camp (9.7 km), Group of barrows on Draycott Hill (9.9 km), Earthwork W of New Town Farm (10.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ogbourne Maizey Down 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.
Ogbourne Maizey Down round barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.