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Round barrow 250yds (230m) N of Colnpen Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Gloucestershire, England. The barrow represents a typical example of burial practice during the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed to cover cremated or inhumed remains of the deceased. The monument survives as a visible earthwork in the landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric mortuary customs and settlement patterns in the region.
Round barrow 250yds (230m) N of Colnpen Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003438. View the official record →
Round barrow 250yds (230m) N of Colnpen Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003438.
Round barrow 250yds (230m) N of Colnpen Barn 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 1003438.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayside Cross at Ampney Crucis (6.4 km), Churchyard cross in Holy Rood churchyard (6.4 km), Standing cross socket stone in St Mary's churchyard (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow 250yds (230m) N of Colnpen Barn'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.
Round barrow 250yds (230m) N of Colnpen Barn stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.