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A pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down in Wiltshire, is a Bronze Age funerary monument of considerable archaeological significance. The barrows are earthwork mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, a period spanning roughly 2200 to 700 BCE, and represent the burial practices of prehistoric communities who utilised this elevated chalk downland for their mortuary monuments. As constituent elements of a larger barrow cemetery, these two mounds demonstrate the concentrated funerary activity characteristic of Bronze Age ritual landscapes, with their positioning on Avebury Down placing them within one of England's most important prehistoric monument complexes. The survival of these earthworks contributes substantially to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial practice in the Wiltshire chalklands.
Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008075. View the official record →
A pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down in Wiltshire, is a Bronze Age funerary monument of considerable archaeological significance. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008075.
Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury 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 1008075.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (6.3 km), Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (6.3 km), Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage (6.4 km).
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