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This barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising six bowl barrows and two disc barrows, located approximately 300 metres north-west of the Fargo Road ammunition compound near Salisbury in Wiltshire. The site represents a substantial grouping of burial mounds typical of the second millennium BC, when such cemeteries formed focal points for community ritual practice and the commemoration of the dead. Bowl barrows, the predominant form at this location, are simple hemispherical mounds raised over cremated or inhumed remains, whilst the two disc barrows present a more elaborate architectural variation featuring a central burial platform encircled by a ditch and bank. The cemetery evidences sustained use of the landscape for mortuary purposes during the Bronze Age and contributes significantly to understanding settlement patterns and funerary practices across the Salisbury Plain region.
Six bowl barrows and two disc barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery 300m north west of Fargo Road ammunition compound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009124. View the official record →
This barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising six bowl barrows and two disc barrows, located approximately 300 metres north-west of the Fargo Road ammunition compound near Salisbury in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009124.
Six bowl barrows and two disc barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery 300m north west of Fargo Road ammunition compound 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 1009124.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 470m south east of Druid's Head Farm (6.6 km), Bowl barrow 540m south east of Druid's Head Farm (6.6 km), Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm (7.4 km).
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Six bowl barrows and two disc barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery 300m north west of Fargo Road ammunition compound stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.