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Oval barrow 1260m north west of Mere Down Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire. The monument takes the form of an oval earthwork typical of barrow construction from the second millennium BC, when such structures served as prominent funerary features within the landscape. The barrow survives as an upstanding mound, though like many such monuments it has been subject to the effects of cultivation and weathering over millennia. Its presence contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices in the region, an area rich in prehistoric monuments.
Oval barrow 1260m north west of Mere Down Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015941. View the official record →
Oval barrow 1260m north west of Mere Down Farm is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015941.
Oval barrow 1260m north west of Mere Down Farm 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 1015941.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 190m north east of Burton Farm (3.1 km), Mere Castle (3.4 km), Four bowl barrows on Long Hill, 220m west of Mere Castle (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oval barrow 1260m north west of Mere Down Farm'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.
Oval barrow 1260m north west of Mere Down Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.