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Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common

England
List entry 1012808
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012808
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.02 hectares
Grid reference
SU 57725 62629
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common is a Bronze Age burial site located in Berkshire, England. The cemetery comprises multiple round barrows typical of Bronze Age funerary practices, dating to approximately 2000-1000 BC. Such barrow cemeteries represent significant concentrations of elite or community burials and provide important archaeological evidence for settlement patterns and social organisation during the Bronze Age. The site's designation reflects its archaeological importance as a surviving example of prehistoric burial practice in the region.

Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012808. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common?

Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common is a Bronze Age burial site located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012808.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common?

Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common 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 1012808.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow: part of the Brimpton Common barrow cemetery (0.4 km), Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm (0.8 km), Moated site, fishponds, icehouse and associated earthworks at Wyeford Farm. (4.4 km).

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Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bell barrow: part of the Brimpton Common barrow cemetery
0.4 km
Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm
0.8 km
Moated site, fishponds, icehouse and associated earthworks at Wyeford Farm.
4.4 km
Flex Ditch
5 km
Linear earthwork in Gravelpit Copse and near Byes Lane, south west of Silchester
5.1 km
Linear earthwork in Bridle's Copse, south west of Silchester
5.2 km
Three sections of a linear earthwork between Churchlane Copse and Early Bridge Copse, south of Silchester
6 km
The Late Iron Age oppidum and Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum and associated features
6.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common

Round barrow cemetery at Brimpton Common 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 cemetery at Brimpton Common

SilchesterRoman town · ~3.9 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~19.6 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~21.5 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~22.8 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~7.9 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~20.6 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~22.3 miles
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