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Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction is a Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Wiltshire, near the prehistoric landscape of Stonehenge and the Cursus monuments. The site comprises multiple round barrows of varying sizes, which served as burial mounds for individuals or small family groups during the Bronze Age period, likely dating between approximately 2200 and 1500 BC. The barrows are distributed across the woodland setting of New Plantation, where their earthwork forms remain visible as raised mounds in the landscape. The cemetery represents an important element of the extensive Bronze Age funerary archaeology characteristic of the Amesbury area, a region of significant prehistoric settlement and ritual activity.
Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014097. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction is a Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Wiltshire, near the prehistoric landscape of Stonehenge and the Cursus monuments. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014097.
Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction 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 1014097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age hillfort in Ashley's Copse See also WILTSHIRE 912 (4.9 km), Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540 (4.9 km), Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point (5 km).
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