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Three round barrows forming the core of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Idstone Down is a Bronze Age monument located in Berkshire, England. The three principal barrows constitute the focal point of a wider cemetery complex that originally contained additional burial mounds scattered across the downland landscape. These earthworks date to the Bronze Age, when such burial monuments were constructed as prominent markers of elite or community status within the contemporary landscape. The barrows represent a significant Bronze Age funerary tradition of southern England, with the dispersed cemetery pattern typical of prehistoric burial grounds on chalk downland.
Three round barrows forming the core of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Idstone Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018655. View the official record →
Three round barrows forming the core of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Idstone Down is a Bronze Age monument located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018655.
Three round barrows forming the core of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Idstone 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 1018655.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow cemetery 200m south of Whitecomb Plantation (4.5 km), Two bowl barrows 400m south of Whitecomb Plantation (4.8 km), Village cross (5.4 km).
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