Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down

Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down

England
List entry 1013752
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History & significance

A pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings is a scheduled monument forming part of a larger barrow cemetery on North Down, Wiltshire. These earthworks date to the Bronze Age and represent the funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the Wessex chalklands. The barrows are positioned within a significant archaeological landscape that includes multiple burial monuments, reflecting the importance of this downland location for ritual and mortuary activity during the Bronze Age period. Their survival as earthwork remains contributes to the archaeological record of funerary monument distribution across the North Wiltshire chalk plateau.

Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013752. View the official record →

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What is Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down?

A pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings is a scheduled monument forming part of a larger barrow cemetery on North Down, Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013752.

Who is responsible for protecting Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down?

Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down 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 1013752.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rybury camp (4.2 km), All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (4.6 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (5.1 km).

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