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Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury Down is a Bronze Age burial mound situated within the rich archaeological landscape of Wiltshire's chalk downland. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in southern England, dating to the second millennium before Christ. It forms part of the extensive barrow cemetery that defines this section of Amesbury Down, an area of significant prehistoric settlement and ritual activity. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument and listed entry, reflecting its importance to understanding Bronze Age burial customs and landscape use in the Salisbury Plain region.
Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015027. View the official record →
Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury Down is a Bronze Age burial mound situated within the rich archaeological landscape of Wiltshire's chalk downland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015027.
Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury 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 1015027.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of barrows on North Hill Down (6.6 km), Old Sarum (7.2 km), Figsbury Ring (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury Down'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.
Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.