Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down

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History & significance

Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial monument located within a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down in Wiltshire. The barrow is classified as a saucer barrow, a form characterised by a broad, low mound with a slight central depression, typical of funerary monuments constructed during the third and second millennia before the present era. Part of a cemetery group on the Salisbury Plain, the monument contributes to the archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice in this important ritual landscape. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under national heritage protection.

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 →

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