© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down in Wiltshire. The site comprises six burial mounds of the characteristic bowl barrow form typical of Early and Middle Bronze Age practice in southern England, dating to approximately 2200-1400 BC. Located within a broader ceremonial landscape, these barrows represent communal funerary traditions of the period and contribute to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age settlement and burial patterns on the Wessex downlands. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England, entry 1013331.
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 →
Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument 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.
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.
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).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down