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Round barrow cemetery on Cock Marsh is a Bronze Age burial site located in Berkshire, England. The cemetery comprises multiple round barrows, earthwork monuments characteristic of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period, approximately 2200 to 700 BCE. These burial mounds represent significant archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the Thames Valley region. The site's designation as a scheduled monument reflects its importance to understanding Bronze Age communities and their ceremonial landscapes.
Round barrow cemetery on Cock Marsh is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012812. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery on Cock Marsh is a Bronze Age burial site located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012812.
Round barrow cemetery on Cock Marsh 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 1012812.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bisham Abbey: a monastic and manorial complex (4.4 km), Saxon barrow, church and cemeteries in the old churchyard at Taplow Court (5.2 km), St John the Baptist's Hospital (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow cemetery on Cock Marsh's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Round barrow cemetery on Cock Marsh stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.