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Risbury Hill round barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises a group of round barrows dating to the second millennium BCE, representing a significant concentration of burial mounds from this period. The barrows, which would have served as communal or individual burial sites for the local population, reflect the ritual and social practices characteristic of Bronze Age funerary culture in southern England. The monument survives as earthwork remains on the landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Wiltshire region.
Risbury Hill round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005592. View the official record →
Risbury Hill round barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005592.
Risbury Hill round 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 1005592.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m south-west of Robin Hood Farm (6.9 km), Malwood Castle hillfort (7 km), Bowl barrow 1130m east of Broomy Lodge (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Risbury Hill round barrows'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.
Risbury Hill round barrows stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.