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This monument is a group of three round barrows, comprising two bell barrows and one bowl barrow, situated on North Down adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road in Wiltshire. The barrows form part of a larger cemetery complex and date to the Bronze Age, representing the funerary practices of prehistoric communities in this landscape. Bell barrows are distinguished by their characteristic form of a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, whilst the bowl barrow consists of a simple mound within a ditch. The site is significant for its contribution to understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the Chalk downlands of Wiltshire, an area notably rich in prehistoric monumental archaeology.
Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012900. View the official record →
This monument is a group of three round barrows, comprising two bell barrows and one bowl barrow, situated on North Down adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012900.
Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North 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 1012900.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site (4.6 km), Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill (5.6 km), Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse (6 km).
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