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Round barrow cemetery within Brighstone Forest on Brighstone Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument group located approximately 700 metres east of Calbourne Bottom in Hampshire. The cemetery comprises multiple round barrows, typical earthwork mounds of the Bronze Age period that served as burial monuments for elite members of prehistoric communities. Such barrow cemeteries represent significant concentrations of funerary activity and indicate the sustained use of particular locations as burial grounds across generations during the Bronze Age. The site's placement within Brighstone Forest reflects the landscape preferences of Bronze Age communities and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and funerary practices in the Hampshire downlands during this period.
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 funerary monument group located approximately 700 metres east of Calbourne Bottom in Hampshire. 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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