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Round barrow N of Yarnbury Castle is a Bronze Age burial monument located near Yarnbury Castle hillfort in Wiltshire. The barrow forms part of a group of prehistoric funerary monuments in the landscape surrounding the Iron Age hillfort. As a round barrow, it represents a typical form of elite burial practice from the Bronze Age period, constructed as an earthen mound raised over cremated or inhumed remains. The monument survives as an earthwork and contributes to the archaeological significance of the Yarnbury landscape, which demonstrates patterns of settlement and ritual use spanning multiple prehistoric periods.
Round barrow N of Yarnbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005614. View the official record →
Round barrow N of Yarnbury Castle is a Bronze Age burial monument located near Yarnbury Castle hillfort in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005614.
Round barrow N of Yarnbury Castle 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 1005614.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely Wood (5.9 km), Hanging Langford camp and Church-end Ring (6 km), The Bake and Wylye Down milestones (7 km).
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