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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 →
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.
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).
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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.