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Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage is a Bronze Age and medieval monument complex located in Wiltshire. The three bell barrows represent funerary structures of the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as burial mounds for individuals of status within prehistoric communities. The pillow mound, a distinctive linear earthwork with a raised central ridge, dates to the medieval period and represents a constructed warren for rabbit management, reflecting the medieval value placed on rabbit farming as a food resource. Together, the monuments demonstrate the long continuity of land use and ritual significance at this location across more than two millennia of English history.
Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015986. View the official record →
Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage is a Bronze Age and medieval monument complex located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015986.
Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage 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 1015986.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Strip lynchet system north of Chisman's Cleeve (8.4 km), Boundary earthwork on Upavon Down (8.9 km), Round barrow near Charlton Clumps (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.