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Settlement site and barrows

England
List entry 1003433
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003433
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.73 hectares
Grid reference
SP 17455 19487, SP 17488 19347, SP 17455 19337
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Settlement site and barrows is a prehistoric monument complex located in Gloucestershire, comprising archaeological remains of both domestic occupation and burial features. The site includes barrows, likely dating to the Bronze Age, alongside evidence of settlement activity that spans multiple periods of prehistoric use. The monument represents important archaeological testimony to early human habitation and funerary practices in the region, though its precise extent and detailed chronology require further investigation through archaeological study. As a designated heritage asset, the site contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in the Cotswold landscape.

Settlement site and barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003433. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Settlement site and barrows?

Settlement site and barrows is a prehistoric monument complex located in Gloucestershire, comprising archaeological remains of both domestic occupation and burial features. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003433.

Who is responsible for protecting Settlement site and barrows?

Settlement site and barrows 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 1003433.

What other scheduled monuments are near Settlement site and barrows?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 120m north of Home Farm (5.3 km), Bowl barrow, known as Bauble's Barrow, 500m south of Empshill Farm (6.1 km), Barrington Park Roman villa, Great Barrington (6.3 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Settlement site and barrows

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 120m north of Home Farm
5.3 km
Bowl barrow, known as Bauble's Barrow, 500m south of Empshill Farm
6.1 km
Barrington Park Roman villa, Great Barrington
6.3 km
Norbury camp
6.4 km
Bowl barrow, known as Norbury Camp round barrow, 220m south east of Fosseleigh
6.6 km
Bowl barrow 250m west of Woeful Lake Farm
6.6 km
Windrush camp
7.2 km
Romano-British villa south east of Great Barrington
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Settlement site and barrows

Settlement site and barrows stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Settlement site and barrows

CirencesterRoman town · ~14.3 milesGloucesterRoman town · ~21.3 milesAlcesterRoman town · ~24.2 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~24.7 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~5.5 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~17.8 milesBattle of Edgehill 1642Battle (1642) · ~21.4 miles
Domesday entry for Bourton, Gloucestershire →
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