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Round barrow east-north-east of Wood's Butt is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire. The barrow forms part of the wider archaeological landscape of the Wiltshire chalk downlands, an area rich in prehistoric funerary monuments. As a round barrow, it represents a common form of elite or communal burial practice during the Bronze Age, constructed from a mound of earth and stone raised over a central burial chamber or grave. The monument survives as an earthwork and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and mortuary practices in prehistoric Wessex.
Round barrow east-north-east of Wood's Butt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009522. View the official record →
Round barrow east-north-east of Wood's Butt is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009522.
Round barrow east-north-east of Wood's Butt 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 1009522.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 100m north of Rox Hill Clump (7.8 km), Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 50m south west of Rox Hill Clump (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow east-north-east of Wood's Butt'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 east-north-east of Wood's Butt stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.