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Two bowl barrows and a ring ditch 250m north east of Thorn Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the scheduled Seven Barrows group located on the Hampshire downs. The site consists of two bowl barrows of characteristic Bronze Age form accompanied by a ring ditch, a feature often associated with ceremonial or funerary activity in prehistoric contexts. The monument reflects the pattern of burial practice and territorial organisation evident across the downland during the later prehistoric period, contributing to the archaeological significance of the Seven Barrows complex as a whole. The survival of these earthworks provides evidence for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in Hampshire.
Two bowl barrows and a ring ditch 250m north east of Thorn Down: part of the group known as Seven Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008034. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows and a ring ditch 250m north east of Thorn Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the scheduled Seven Barrows group located on the Hampshire downs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008034.
Two bowl barrows and a ring ditch 250m north east of Thorn Down: part of the group known as Seven Barrows 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 1008034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthworks in Danegrove Copse (2.3 km), Round barrow 150yds (140m) E of The Hassock (2.6 km), Length of Roman road in Bradley Wood (3.5 km).
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Two bowl barrows and a ring ditch 250m north east of Thorn Down: part of the group known as Seven Barrows stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.