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The Giant's Grave is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds arranged within a defined area, reflecting the funerary practices of the Bronze Age population in the region. Round barrows of this period typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods including pottery, metalwork, and flint implements. The cemetery's designation as a heritage monument recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial ritual in Wiltshire.
The Giant's Grave round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020537. View the official record →
The Giant's Grave is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020537.
The Giant's Grave 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 1020537.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Black Field Roman site (7.5 km), Ditch 530yds (484m) SW of Stitchcombe Farm (7.6 km), East Croft Coppice earthwork (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Giant's Grave 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 Giant's Grave round barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.