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Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs

England

List entry 1005946

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1005946

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.02 hectares

Grid reference

TQ 18212 54692

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs?

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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Overview

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Monuments

The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.

Battlefields

The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.

Roman Britain

The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.

Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

Civil War

The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.

Geology

The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.

LiDAR

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Brockham Lime Works: lime kilns and hearthstone mine

4 km

Betchworth Castle

4.7 km

Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood

6.2 km

Bowl barrow on Milton Heath

6.5 km

Two bowl barrows 70m south of Buckland Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

6.9 km

Bowl barrow 150m east of Buckland Corner: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

6.9 km

Bowl barrow 130m south of Buckland Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

7 km

Bowl barrow 200m north of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery

7 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs

Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Tumulus NE of Cherkley Court, Leatherhead Downs

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