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Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the extensive round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down in Wiltshire. The three barrows are physically joined or closely clustered together, characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice during the second millennium BC when communal or family burial groups were established on the chalk downland. The site occupies a prominent position within one of southern England's most significant Bronze Age landscapes, where multiple barrow cemeteries reflect sustained ritual and burial activity across several centuries. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument and remains a key archaeological witness to Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns on the Wessex chalk.
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 burial monument forming part of the extensive 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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Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.