Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSix bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down

Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down

England
List entry 1013331
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013331
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.45 hectares
Grid reference
SU 11656 72303
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn is a group of prehistoric burial mounds forming part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down in Wiltshire. The barrows date to the Bronze Age and represent a significant concentration of funerary monuments characteristic of the period's burial practices. Bowl barrows, the simplest form of round barrow, consist of a central burial chamber surrounded by an earthen mound, and this group exemplifies the type commonly found across Salisbury Plain. The cemetery demonstrates the importance of Monkton Down as a focal point for Bronze Age communities conducting successive burials over an extended period.

Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013331. View the official record →

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What is Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down?

Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn is a group of prehistoric burial mounds forming part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013331.

Who is responsible for protecting Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down?

Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton 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 1013331.

What other scheduled monuments are near Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork W of New Town Farm (8.2 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (8.5 km), Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (8.5 km).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down

Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.