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Round barrow near Charlton Clumps is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire. The barrow represents a form of monumental funerary architecture characteristic of the second millennium before Christ, when such earthen mounds were constructed as permanent resting places for individuals of social standing. Its physical form consists of a raised circular or roughly circular mound of earth and stone, typical of the round barrow tradition that dominated burial practices across the Wessex downlands during this period. As a scheduled ancient monument, it contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual practice in the region.
Round barrow near Charlton Clumps is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009811. View the official record →
Round barrow near Charlton Clumps is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009811.
Round barrow near Charlton Clumps 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 1009811.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two of three bowl barrows south-east of Warren Plantation (8.6 km), Robin Hood's Ball, causewayed enclosure (8.8 km), Enclosure east of Robin Hood's Ball (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow near Charlton Clumps'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 near Charlton Clumps stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.