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Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the chalk downland of Surrey. The monument consists of an earthen barrow, typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such tumuli served as prominent landscape features marking the graves of individuals of significance within their communities. Located on Leatherhead Downs, an area rich in prehistoric archaeological remains, the barrow forms part of a broader pattern of Bronze Age settlement and burial practice in the North Downs region. The site remains a valuable record of prehistoric funerary customs and the use of the Surrey downland during the Bronze Age.
Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005946. View the official record →
Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on the chalk downland of Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005946.
Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs 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 1005946.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Brockham Lime Works: lime kilns and hearthstone mine (4 km), Betchworth Castle (4.7 km), Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood (6.2 km).
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