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Scotspoor barrow is a scheduled monument in Wiltshire, England, located on the chalk downland at grid reference SU 28453 56089. The barrow sits on the White Chalk Subgroup, which forms the underlying geology of this part of the Wiltshire chalk landscape. As a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound, it is representative of the ceremonial and mortuary practices of prehistoric communities who exploited these high chalk plateaux for settlement and ritual activity.
The barrow is protected by Historic England under scheduled monument reference 1004731, covering a scheduled area of 0.06 hectares. This designation recognises the archaeological importance of the site and the need to preserve it for future study and understanding of prehistoric Wiltshire.
The chalk bedrock beneath Scotspoor barrow, formed during the Maastrichtian period of the Late Cretaceous, would have provided both a stable foundation for the mound's construction and valuable flint nodules for the prehistoric communities who occupied this area. The white chalk downland around the site continues to be an archaeologically rich landscape, reflecting the long history of human activity across Wiltshire's high ground.
Scotspoor barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004731. View the official record →
Scotspoor barrow is a scheduled monument in Wiltshire, England, located on the chalk downland at grid reference SU 28453 56089.
Scotspoor barrow 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 1004731.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ludgershall Castle, a medieval ringwork and castle, Ludgershall (5.4 km), Ludgershall village cross (5.5 km), Roman buildings on Lambourne's Hill (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Scotspoor barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Scotspoor barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.