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Round barrow cemetery within Brighstone Forest on Brighstone Down is a Bronze Age burial complex located approximately 700 metres east of Calbourne Bottom in Hampshire, England. The site comprises a group of round barrows, the characteristic burial mounds of the Bronze Age period, which would have served as monuments to the dead and markers of territorial significance for prehistoric communities. The barrows are situated within the context of Brighstone Forest, an area rich in archaeological remains from the Bronze Age and later periods. This cemetery represents an important element of the funerary landscape of the Isle of Wight and contributes to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the region.
Round barrow cemetery within Brighstone Forest on Brighstone Down: 700m east of Calbourne Bottom is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007800. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery within Brighstone Forest on Brighstone Down is a Bronze Age burial complex located approximately 700 metres east of Calbourne Bottom in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007800.
Round barrow cemetery within Brighstone Forest on Brighstone Down: 700m east of Calbourne Bottom 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 1007800.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rock Roman villa (0.8 km), Bowl barrow known as 'Black Barrow': 670m NNE of Longstone Farmhouse (1.4 km), A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down (1.6 km).
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Round barrow cemetery within Brighstone Forest on Brighstone Down: 700m east of Calbourne Bottom stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.