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Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down in Wiltshire. The three barrows are conjoined, sharing a common base, which is characteristic of certain Bronze Age burial practices where multiple interments were grouped together, likely representing a family or social unit. The monument dates to the Bronze Age, a period when such cemetery clusters became prominent features of the Wiltshire downland landscape. The site remains a significant archaeological record of prehistoric burial traditions and settlement patterns in this intensively used ritual and ceremonial landscape.
Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008074. View the official record →
Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008074.
Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down 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 1008074.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (6.2 km), Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage (6.3 km), Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage (6.3 km).
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