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Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground is a Bronze Age burial mound located within a notable concentration of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down in Wiltshire. The monument takes the form of a saucer barrow, a distinctive type characterised by a low, flattened mound surrounded by a shallow ditch, typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period. Part of a substantial barrow cemetery in this region, the site represents evidence of organised burial practice and territorial landuse in prehistoric Wessex. The barrow is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under list entry number 1013970.
Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013970. View the official record →
Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground is a Bronze Age burial mound located within a notable concentration of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013970.
Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston 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 1013970.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow, Winterbourne (4.3 km), Roman earthwork (4.4 km), Figsbury Ring (4.5 km).
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Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.