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Saucer barrow 1050m north-west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located on Wexcombe Down in Wiltshire. The monument takes the form of a saucer barrow, a low, broad mound with a shallow surrounding ditch, typical of funerary monuments constructed during the prehistoric period. Such barrows served as communal or individual burial places and represent significant evidence of ritual and social practices amongst early agricultural communities in southern England. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry number 1013221, indicating its recognition as a monument of national archaeological importance.
Saucer barrow 1050m north-west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013221. View the official record →
Saucer barrow 1050m north-west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located on Wexcombe Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013221.
Saucer barrow 1050m north-west of Hill Copse, Wexcombe 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 1013221.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman buildings on Lambourne's Hill (8.1 km), Section of boundary earthwork east of Sidbury Hill (9.2 km), Sidbury Hill and associated monuments (9.5 km).
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