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Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm

England
List entry 1017936
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017936
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.26 hectares
Grid reference
SU 12955 51685
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound typical of funerary structures raised over human remains during the prehistoric period, when such monuments were constructed across southern England as permanent markers of burial sites and territorial significance. The site's designation within Wiltshire's archaeological landscape reflects its importance as evidence of early settlement patterns and burial practices in the region. Like other barrows in the county, this monument contributes to understanding the ritual and ceremonial practices of Bronze Age communities.

Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017936. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm?

Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017936.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm?

Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm 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 1017936.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 320m west of Vespasian's Camp (9.8 km), Bowl barrow 70m south of A303 (9.8 km), Three bowl barrows 150m south of the A303, north of Luxenborough Plantation (9.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 320m west of Vespasian's Camp
9.8 km
Bowl barrow 70m south of A303
9.8 km
Three bowl barrows 150m south of the A303, north of Luxenborough Plantation
9.8 km
Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm
9.9 km
Three bowl barrows immediately north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down
9.9 km
Three bowl barrows 220m west of Vespasian's Camp
10 km
Long barrow 250m north of Normanton Gorse
10 km
Four bowl barrows 140m north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down
10.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm

Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm

StonehengeArchaeological site · ~5.9 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~9.8 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~10.6 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~11.5 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~11.1 miles
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