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Five Barrows is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located on Brook Down in Hampshire, comprising five distinct burial mounds that represent a typical grouping of funerary monuments from the second millennium BCE. The barrows are characteristic of the burial practices of Bronze Age communities, where prominent individuals or family groups were interred beneath earthen mounds, often accompanied by grave goods that reflected their status. The site's survival as a recognisable group of five mounds makes it a valuable example of prehistoric funerary archaeology and landscape use in Hampshire, demonstrating the sustained occupation and ritual significance of particular locations during the Bronze Age period.
Round barrow cemetery on Brook Down known as 'Five Barrows' is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007804. View the official record →
Five Barrows is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located on Brook Down in Hampshire, comprising five distinct burial mounds that represent a typical grouping of funerary monuments from the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007804.
Round barrow cemetery on Brook Down known as 'Five Barrows' 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 1007804.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Mottistone Common: 300m west of Longstone Cottage (1.7 km), The Longstone: a long barrow 60m south of Longstone Cottage (1.9 km), Castle Hill earthwork (2.2 km).
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