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The Butts round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial site located in Hampshire, England. The monument comprises a group of round barrows dating to the Bronze Age period, representing a significant concentration of funerary monuments from this era. Such barrow cemeteries are characteristic of Bronze Age burial practices in southern England, where communities established designated areas for interring their dead over an extended period. The site contributes to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns, social organisation, and ritual practices in Hampshire.
The Butts round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012538. View the official record →
The Butts round barrow cemetery is a Bronze Age burial site located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012538.
The Butts 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 1012538.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery (6.7 km), Two bowl barrows forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery (6.7 km), Bowl barrow forming part of Bratley Plain round barrow cemetery (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Butts round barrow cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
The Butts round barrow cemetery stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.