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Three round barrows forming the core of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Idstone Down is a Bronze Age burial monument in Berkshire. The three principal mounds form the nucleus of a wider cemetery complex that extends across the downland, indicating sustained ritual and burial activity across this landscape during the Bronze Age period. The barrows are characteristic of the funerary monuments constructed during the second millennium BCE, when such mounded structures served as burial places for individuals or small family groups. The site's dispersed arrangement across Idstone Down reflects the cumulative development of the cemetery over time and its significance as a focal point for burial practices in this part of Berkshire during prehistory.
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 burial monument in Berkshire. 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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Three round barrows forming the core of a dispersed barrow cemetery on Idstone Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.