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Five Barrows is an unfinished promontory fort situated on Chillerton Down in Hampshire. The monument comprises a substantial rampart and ditch system that cuts across the neck of a natural promontory, a defensive strategy typical of Iron Age fortification. The incompleteness of the work suggests either abandonment during construction or a shift in settlement priorities, though the precise circumstances remain unclear from the archaeological record. The site represents an important example of Iron Age defensive engineering and provides evidence for the scale of communal labour and fortification practices in prehistoric Hampshire.
Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows' is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010012. View the official record →
Five Barrows is an unfinished promontory fort situated on Chillerton Down in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010012.
Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows' 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 1010012.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow' (1.3 km), Bowl barrow 525m east of Stone Place Farm (1.9 km), Moated site 100m north east of Wolverton Manor (2.9 km).
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