Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm

Two Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm

England
List entry 1016385
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Two Highworth circles is an ancient monument comprising two ring ditches located approximately 250 metres and 325 metres north of Eastrop Farm near Highworth in Wiltshire. The site dates to the Bronze Age and represents funerary monuments, most likely barrows or burial mounds associated with ceremonial and mortuary practices of that period. The ring ditches are visible as cropmarks and soil marks in the landscape, indicating the presence of circular ditched enclosures that once surrounded burial structures. These monuments form part of a broader pattern of Bronze Age settlement and burial activity in the Upper Thames Valley region.

Two Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016385. View the official record →

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What is Two Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm?

Two Highworth circles is an ancient monument comprising two ring ditches located approximately 250 metres and 325 metres north of Eastrop Farm near Highworth in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016385.

Who is responsible for protecting Two Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm?

Two Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm 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 1016385.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Highworth circle 200m south east of Common Farm (0.3 km), Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop Farm (0.6 km), Medieval settlement remains immediately south east of Fresden Farm (1.7 km).

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