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Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. The barrow forms part of the significant concentration of funerary monuments on Swallowcliffe Down, an area rich in prehistoric remains. As a round barrow, it represents a characteristic burial practice of the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as monuments for prominent individuals or community members. The site is designated as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological importance and protected status as a record of early Bronze Age mortuary practices and landscape use in southern England.
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 burial mound 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round barrow on Swallowcliffe Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.