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Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage

England
List entry 1007946
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007946
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.24 hectares
Grid reference
SU 63548 66630
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Berkshire, England. The monument survives as an earthwork and represents a form of funerary architecture characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as prominent markers in the landscape for elite burials and ritual practices. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1007946, indicating its recognition as a scheduled ancient monument of national importance.

Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007946. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage?

The round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007946.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage?

Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage 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 1007946.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort south west of Pond Farm, near Silchester (3.6 km), The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated features (4.2 km), Flex Ditch (5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Hillfort south west of Pond Farm, near Silchester
3.6 km
The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated features
4.2 km
Flex Ditch
5 km
Three sections of a linear earthwork between Churchlane Copse and Early Bridge Copse, south of Silchester
5.1 km
Moated site and associated fishponds 100m south of Clappers Farm
5.4 km
Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester
5.9 km
Linear earthwork in Bridle's Copse, south west of Silchester
6.2 km
Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common
7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage

Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow at Ufton Nervet 190m south-west of Island Farm Cottage

SilchesterRoman town · ~2.6 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~17.5 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~11.3 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~19.4 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~23.2 miles
Domesday entry for Ufton, Berkshire →
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