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Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument complex located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. The site comprises three distinct barrow forms, indicative of ritual funerary practices spanning the later Neolithic through Bronze Age periods. Disc barrows represent a particular barrow type characterised by a central burial mound surrounded by a ditch, whilst the bell barrow, distinguished by its bell-shaped profile created by a ditch and outer bank, exemplifies Bronze Age burial tradition. The monument group, recorded in the Wiltshire Historic Environment Record and scheduled for protection, contributes substantially to understanding mortuary practices and settlement patterns across the Wessex downlands.
Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009566. View the official record →
Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument complex located on the chalk downland of Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009566.
Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm 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 1009566.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point (7.5 km), Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point (7.5 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.