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Sparsholt Down round barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Berkshire, approximately 900 metres north of the Seven Barrows cemetery. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the broader landscape of prehistoric burial sites characteristic of the chalk downlands in this region. As a round barrow, it represents a funerary monument typical of Bronze Age communities, likely dating to the second millennium BC. The site's proximity to other significant barrow groups indicates the importance of this area as a zone of concentrated burial activity during the Bronze Age period.
Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018720. View the official record →
Sparsholt Down round barrow is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Berkshire, approximately 900 metres north of the Seven Barrows cemetery. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018720.
Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery 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 1018720.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lambourn Cross (4.9 km), Fognam Clump field system See also WEST BERKSHIRE 99 (5 km), Fognam Clump and adjacent field system See also WILTSHIRE 915 (5 km).
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