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Saucer barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a barrow cemetery situated west of Barbury Castle in Wiltshire. The monument takes its distinctive name from its characteristic shallow, saucer-shaped profile, which distinguishes it from the more prominent bowl barrows found elsewhere in the cemetery. The site represents an important concentration of funerary monuments reflecting the prehistoric use of this prominent location on the Marlborough Downs, with the barrows serving as evidence of sustained ritual and burial practices across the Bronze Age period. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England.
Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010468. View the official record →
Saucer barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound forming part of a barrow cemetery situated west of Barbury Castle in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010468.
Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle 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 1010468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn (8.8 km), West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery (9.7 km).
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