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Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm

England
List entry 1016779
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016779
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.42 hectares
Grid reference
SU 18700 56624
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial site located in Wiltshire. The site comprises multiple round barrows, which served as communal and individual burial monuments characteristic of prehistoric funerary practice in southern England. Such barrow cemeteries represent concentrated zones of burial activity spanning extended periods, reflecting the ritual and social importance placed upon these elevated monuments in the landscape. The site's designation reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of settlement patterns and burial practices during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.

Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016779. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm?

Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial site located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016779.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm?

Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down 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 1016779.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill (9.6 km), Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill (9.7 km), Disc barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill (9.7 km).

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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.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Four of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill
9.6 km
Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill
9.7 km
Disc barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill
9.7 km
Bell barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill
9.7 km
Eight of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill
9.7 km
Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill
9.9 km
Two of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill
9.9 km
Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill
9.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm

Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm

MildenhallRoman town · ~8.1 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~8.4 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~9.1 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~9.8 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~12.1 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~17.5 miles
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