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Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. The barrow is situated on elevated downland terrain characteristic of the Chalk uplands of southern Wiltshire, an area rich in prehistoric burial monuments. As a round barrow, it represents a common form of elite or communal burial practice during the Bronze Age, constructed as an earthen mound to contain and commemorate the interred dead. The monument survives as an earthwork, preserving evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in this strategically significant landscape.
Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005672. View the official record →
Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005672.
Round barrow on Swallowcliffe 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 1005672.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure S of Humby's Stock Coppice (8.8 km), Barrows at junction of parish boundaries (10.3 km), Long barrow 3/4 mile (1200m) SW of St Rumbold's Church (10.4 km).
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