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Two fancy barrows on Setley Plain is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located on Setley Plain in Hampshire. The site consists of two barrows, which are earthen mounds constructed over graves or cremation deposits, characteristic of funerary practices spanning the period from around 4000 to 1000 BCE. The barrows' designation as "fancy" suggests distinctive or elaborate construction features that distinguish them from simpler burial mounds in the locality. Such monuments represent significant archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns, ritual practices, and social organisation in the New Forest region of Hampshire.
Two fancy barrows on Setley Plain is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008768. View the official record →
Two fancy barrows on Setley Plain is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located on Setley Plain in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008768.
Two fancy barrows on Setley Plain 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 1008768.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fancy barrow on Setley Plain (0.3 km), Fancy barrow on Race Plain (0.9 km), Bowl barrow at Shirley Holms, 660m east-north-east of Little Purley Farm (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two fancy barrows on Setley Plain's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two fancy barrows on Setley Plain stands on Solent Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is clay, silt and sand.