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Shipton Barrow is a bowl barrow located 350 metres north of Downs Lodge in Oxfordshire, England. The monument comprises a burial mound of Saxon date together with an associated earthwork enclosure, representing a significant example of early Anglo-Saxon funerary practice in the region. The barrow's physical form and archaeological context indicate its use as a high-status burial site during the Saxon period, when such monumental earthworks served important ceremonial and commemorative functions within emerging Anglo-Saxon communities. The site's designation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of settlement, burial practice, and social organisation in early medieval Oxfordshire.
Shipton Barrow: a bowl barrow, Saxon barrow, and associated earthwork enclosure 350m north of Downs Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008493. View the official record →
Shipton Barrow is a bowl barrow located 350 metres north of Downs Lodge in Oxfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008493.
Shipton Barrow: a bowl barrow, Saxon barrow, and associated earthwork enclosure 350m north of Downs Lodge 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 1008493.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pain's Farm bowl barrow 30m south of Pain's Farm Cottages (2.5 km), Long barrow situated in Southlawn Plain Woods (3 km), Pair of confluent bowl barrows 200m SSW of Bockett's Corner on Leigh Hale Plain (3.4 km).
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