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Round barrow north of Summer Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. The monument survives as an earthwork mound characteristic of the funerary practices of the second millennium BC, when such barrows served as prominent markers for elite burials within the landscape. As a designated heritage monument, it forms part of Wiltshire's substantial Bronze Age barrow cemetery tradition, reflecting the settlement and burial patterns of prehistoric communities in the region. The barrow's preservation contributes to understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and the ceremonial organisation of the Wiltshire downlands.
Round barrow north of Summer Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009755. View the official record →
Round barrow north of Summer Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009755.
Round barrow north of Summer Down 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 1009755.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow N of Yarnbury Castle (10.2 km), Deptford Down round barrow (10.5 km), Henge monument 300m south of Longbarrow Cross Roads, east of A360 (10.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow north of Summer Down'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 north of Summer Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.