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Silver Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Orcheston Down in Wiltshire, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork of substantial proportions typical of the period and represents evidence of funerary practice during the second and first millennia before the Common Era, when such monumental structures were raised across the Salisbury Plain landscape. The site forms part of the significant concentration of Bronze Age barrows in this region, which collectively demonstrate the importance of the area as a burial ground during prehistory. Its scheduled monument status reflects its archaeological significance as a resource for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Wessex.
Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010020. View the official record →
Silver Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Orcheston Down in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010020.
Silver Barrow, Orcheston 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 1010020.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle) (6.9 km), Milestone SE of Yarnbury Castle (7.1 km), Group of barrows near Field Barn (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down'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.
Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.