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Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor is a pair of Bronze Age burial mounds forming part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery in Wiltshire. Bowl barrows, the most common form of prehistoric burial monument, consist of a central grave surrounded by a low earthen mound, and typically date from the Early to Middle Bronze Age. These examples are scheduled as ancient monuments, reflecting their archaeological importance as components of a significant Bronze Age cemetery landscape. The site lies within the broad scatter of barrow groups characteristic of the Wessex chalklands, an area rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age burial evidence.
Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012305. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor is a pair of Bronze Age burial mounds forming part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012305.
Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery 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 1012305.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Martinsell Hill camp (8.9 km), Group of barrows on Draycott Hill (9.2 km), Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill) (9.5 km).
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Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.