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Saucer barrow on Ablington Down is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire, approximately 460 metres south west of Goat Wood. The monument takes the form of a low, flattened mound characteristic of saucer barrows, a distinctive type of funerary monument prevalent during the Bronze Age in southern England. Such barrows typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods that reflect the status and beliefs of their interred occupants. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and settlement patterns in the Wiltshire landscape.
Saucer barrow on Ablington Down, 460m south west of Goat Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018961. View the official record →
Saucer barrow on Ablington Down is a Bronze Age burial mound situated in Wiltshire, approximately 460 metres south west of Goat Wood. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018961.
Saucer barrow on Ablington Down, 460m south west of Goat Wood 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 1018961.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 340m east of Stockport (8.2 km), Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport (8.7 km), Two bowl barrows 380m north east of Straight Walk Plantation: part of a group of round barrows south of Hampshire Gap (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Saucer barrow on Ablington Down, 460m south west of Goat Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Saucer barrow on Ablington Down, 460m south west of Goat Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.