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Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The site comprises two distinct bowl barrows, which represent a common form of burial mound characteristic of prehistoric Britain, particularly the Bronze Age period when such earthworks were extensively constructed across the southern English landscape. Bowl barrows typically consist of a central burial chamber surrounded by a circular mound of earth and chalk, and these examples at Barbury Down form part of the significant concentration of prehistoric monuments found across the Marlborough Downs region. The barrows have been recorded and scheduled as monuments of archaeological importance, reflecting their value in understanding Bronze Age funerary practices and the settlement patterns of ancient Wiltshire.
Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016356. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down, is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016356.
Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury 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 1016356.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn (9.3 km), Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow (10.2 km), West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow (10.4 km).
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Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.