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Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery

England
List entry 1018720
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1018720
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.12 hectares
Grid reference
SU 32847 83802
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sparsholt Down round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Berkshire, England, situated approximately 900 metres north of the Seven Barrows cemetery. The monument consists of a circular earthwork typical of round barrow construction, forming part of the Bronze Age funerary landscape characteristic of the downland regions of southern England. Like other barrows in the locality, it represents evidence of Bronze Age burial practice and settlement patterns in the area. The site is designated as a heritage monument reflecting the archaeological significance of Berkshire's prehistoric landscape.

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery?

Sparsholt Down round barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Berkshire, England, situated approximately 900 metres north of the Seven Barrows cemetery. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018720.

Who is responsible for protecting Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery?

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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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
Boundary ditch E of Near Down
5.2 km
Bockhampton deserted medieval village
5.5 km
Three round barrows forming the core of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Idstone Down
6 km
Ditch on Boydon Hole Farm
6.6 km
Bowl barrow on Farncombe Down, 500m south west of Baydon Hole
6.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery

Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery

MildenhallRoman town · ~11.3 milesAveburyArchaeological site · ~16.4 milesDorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~16.7 milesSilbury HillArchaeological site · ~17 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~13.7 miles
Domesday entry for Kingston Lisle, Berkshire →
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