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The Jumps group of round barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Hampshire, England. The site comprises multiple earthen mounds that represent a characteristic funerary landscape of the second millennium BC, when cremation and inhumation practices were expressed through the construction of these distinctive circular tumuli. The barrows retain their archaeological integrity as a grouped arrangement, demonstrating settlement and burial patterns typical of Bronze Age communities in southern England. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its significance for understanding prehistoric burial practices and land use in the Hampshire region.
The Jumps group of round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019117. View the official record →
The Jumps group of round barrows is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019117.
The Jumps group of round barrows 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 1019117.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 825m north of Old Winchester Hill (7.3 km), Hillfort, oval barrow, round barrows, field systems and earthwork enclosure on Old Winchester Hill (8 km), Long barrow on Salt Hill (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Jumps group of round barrows'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 Jumps group of round barrows stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.