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Two of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. The barrows form part of a cluster of burial mounds characteristic of the second millennium before Christ, when such earthworks served as prominent markers of elite or communal burial sites within the contemporary landscape. The surviving mounds retain their distinctive rounded form, though their original height and precise internal structures remain subjects for archaeological investigation. Their presence on Silk Hill reflects the significant settlement and ritual activity concentrated in this area during the Bronze Age period.
Two of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009541. View the official record →
Two of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009541.
Two of a group of round barrows on Silk Hill 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 1009541.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tower Hill (9.4 km), Ogbury camp (9.5 km), Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down (9.6 km).
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