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Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus

England
List entry 1009074
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1009074
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SU 13472 43259
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus is a Neolithic burial mound situated in Wiltshire, England, forming part of the wider ceremonial landscape associated with The Cursus monument. The barrow is a pond barrow, a distinctive type of funerary monument characterised by a central burial chamber or mound surrounded by a water-filled ditch, which was a feature of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age burial practices in southern England. The monument dates to the Neolithic period and represents evidence of ritual practice and settlement activity in this archaeologically significant region. Its proximity to The Cursus, one of Wiltshire's most substantial ceremonial monuments, indicates that this area was a focus for communal gathering and burial activity over an extended period.

Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009074. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus?

Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus is a Neolithic burial mound situated in Wiltshire, England, forming part of the wider ceremonial landscape associated with The Cursus monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009074.

Who is responsible for protecting Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus?

Pond barrow 30m north 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 1009074.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ancient cultivation terraces (7.2 km), Enclosure NW of Downbarn West (7.4 km), Round barrow E of Downbarn West (8 km).

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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Ancient cultivation terraces
7.2 km
Enclosure NW of Downbarn West
7.4 km
Round barrow E of Downbarn West
8 km
Earthwork W of Woodford Clump
8 km
Newton Barrow
8.3 km
Gomeldon deserted village
8.9 km
A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner
9.4 km
Horse Barrow
9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus

Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~1 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~6.5 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~15 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~15.8 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~15.6 miles
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