Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages

Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages

England
List entry 1020502
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020502
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
1.55 hectares
Grid reference
SU 78467 31999
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages is a scheduled monument comprising Bronze Age burial mounds and associated Roman period features located in Hampshire. The site consists of a cemetery of round barrows, earthworks characteristic of burial practice during the Bronze Age, alongside a Roman road and hollow ways that demonstrate continued use and traffic patterns through the landscape in the Romano-British period. The hollow ways, formed by repeated foot and vehicular traffic over extended periods, indicate significant movement across this area during Roman occupation and beyond. This combination of Bronze Age funerary monuments with later Roman infrastructure reflects the long-term importance of the location as a route-way and burial ground across multiple periods of occupation.

Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020502. View the official record →

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What is Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages?

Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages is a scheduled monument comprising Bronze Age burial mounds and associated Roman period features located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020502.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages?

Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages 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 1020502.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 230m south east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group (9.4 km), Two bowl barrows 380m south of Wenham Cottage: part of West Heath Common round barrow cemetery (9.5 km), Habin Bridge (9.5 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.
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The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages

Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.