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Pond Bottom round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. The barrow represents a typical example of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds served as prominent markers of burial sites within the landscape. The monument survives as a visible earthwork, preserving evidence of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in the region. As a designated heritage monument, it contributes to the archaeological record of Wiltshire's Bronze Age landscape and demonstrates the continued significance of such structures within the archaeological and historical understanding of prehistoric southern England.
Pond Bottom round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005620. View the official record →
Pond Bottom round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005620.
Pond Bottom round barrow 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 1005620.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 190m north east of Burton Farm (2.3 km), Mere Castle (2.5 km), Four bowl barrows on Long Hill, 220m west of Mere Castle (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pond Bottom round barrow'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 Bottom round barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.