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Round barrow cemetery 290m east of Old Shifford Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Oxfordshire. The site comprises a group of round barrows, which are characteristic funerary structures of the Bronze Age period, typically constructed as earthen mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains. Such barrow cemeteries represent important evidence of burial practices and social organisation during the second millennium before Christ. The monument's survival as an archaeological feature of note has resulted in its registration on the National Heritage List for England, reflecting its significance for understanding Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in the region.
Round barrow cemetery 290m east of Old Shifford Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020356. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery 290m east of Old Shifford Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020356.
Round barrow cemetery 290m east of Old Shifford Farm 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 1020356.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Complex of rectangular enclosures, ring ditches and tracks (1.3 km), New Bridge (2.6 km), Causewayed enclosure, 900m west of Chimney Farm (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow cemetery 290m east of Old Shifford Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round barrow cemetery 290m east of Old Shifford Farm stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.