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Saucer barrow on North Down

England
List entry 1012627
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012627
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.15 hectares
Grid reference
SU 05827 67971
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Saucer barrow on North Down is a Neolithic burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. The monument is characteristic of saucer barrows, a type of round barrow distinguished by their shallow, saucer-shaped profile and relatively modest dimensions compared to other funerary monuments of the period. Such barrows typically date to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age and represent important communal or individual burial practices of prehistoric Britain. The site remains a significant archaeological indicator of settlement patterns and mortuary customs in the chalk downlands of Wiltshire during prehistory.

Saucer barrow on North Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012627. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Saucer barrow on North Down?

Saucer barrow on North Down is a Neolithic burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012627.

Who is responsible for protecting Saucer barrow on North Down?

Saucer barrow on North 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 1012627.

What other scheduled monuments are near Saucer barrow on North Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (5 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (6 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (6.4 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
5 km
Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
6 km
Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
6.4 km
Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
6.7 km
Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
6.9 km
Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
7.1 km
Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
7.1 km
Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Saucer barrow on North Down

Saucer barrow on North Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Saucer barrow on North Down

Silbury HillArchaeological site · ~2.6 milesWest Kennet Long BarrowArchaeological site · ~2.8 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~3 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~9.8 milesBattle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~3.3 miles
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