Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo Highworth circles 600m south east of North Leaze Farm

Two Highworth circles 600m south east of North Leaze Farm

England
List entry 1016387
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Two Highworth circles is a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments located near North Leaze Farm in Wiltshire. The site comprises two round barrows, typical of funerary structures erected during the Bronze Age, when such mounded earthworks served as repositories for elite or significant members of prehistoric communities. These monuments form part of the broader landscape of barrow groups that characterise the Wiltshire chalk downlands, areas which saw intensive ritual and burial activity during the second millennium before Christ. The precise stratigraphic and artefactual evidence associated with these particular circles is not extensively documented in readily available scholarly sources, though their designation as protected monuments reflects their recognised archaeological significance within the Bronze Age settlement and funerary record of the region.

Two Highworth circles 600m south east of North Leaze Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016387. View the official record →

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What is Two Highworth circles 600m south east of North Leaze Farm?

Two Highworth circles is a pair of Bronze Age burial monuments located near North Leaze Farm in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016387.

Who is responsible for protecting Two Highworth circles 600m south east of North Leaze Farm?

Two Highworth circles 600m south east of North Leaze 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 1016387.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two Highworth circles 600m south east of North Leaze Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Highworth circle 200m south east of Common Farm (2.6 km), Two Highworth circles 250m and 325m north of Eastrop Farm (2.8 km), Medieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow south-west of Eastrop Farm (2.9 km).

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