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The New King Barrows is a round barrow cemetery situated in Wiltshire, England, comprising two bowl barrows and four bell barrows that together form the greater part of this Bronze Age funerary monument complex. The barrows date to the Bronze Age period and represent a significant concentration of burial mounds characteristic of the extensive barrow cemeteries that dominate the Wiltshire landscape, particularly in areas such as the chalk downlands. Bell barrows, distinguished by their characteristic form of a central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, and bowl barrows, simpler in structure with a mound and surrounding ditch, reflect different burial practices and potentially different social statuses within Bronze Age communities. The site contributes substantially to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in southern England.
Two bowl barrows and four bell barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery known as the New King Barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012381. View the official record →
The New King Barrows is a round barrow cemetery situated in Wiltshire, England, comprising two bowl barrows and four bell barrows that together form the greater part of this Bronze Age funerary monument complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012381.
Two bowl barrows and four bell barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery known as the New King 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 1012381.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrow (7.4 km), A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (8.5 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (8.6 km).
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