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Round barrow W of Salperton Park is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Gloucestershire, England. The barrow forms part of a larger Bronze Age cemetery complex at Salperton Park, comprising multiple funerary monuments distributed across the landscape. As a round barrow, it represents a characteristic burial form of the Bronze Age period, typically constructed as a earthen mound raised over cremated or inhumed human remains, often accompanied by grave goods. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of regional significance within the wider prehistoric landscape of the Cotswold region.
Round barrow W of Salperton Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003338. View the official record →
Round barrow W of Salperton Park is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003338.
Round barrow W of Salperton Park 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 1003338.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow N of Chedworth Roman villa (5.9 km), Chedworth Roman villa (6.2 km), Chedworth Woods Roman temple (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow W of Salperton Park'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 W of Salperton Park stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.