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Two of three round barrows south-west of Sun Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. The barrows are earthworks of the type commonly constructed during the Bronze Age as burial mounds for elite or significant members of prehistoric communities. The site survives as part of a barrow group, with two of the three mounds remaining visible in the landscape, indicating the archaeological importance of this location as a focus for ritual burial activity during the second millennium before the present era. Such monuments are characteristic of funerary practice in southern England during the Bronze Age period.
Two of three round barrows south-west of Sun Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010105. View the official record →
Two of three round barrows south-west of Sun Plantation is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010105.
Two of three round barrows south-west of Sun Plantation 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 1010105.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newton Barrows, a round barrow cemetery on Earl's Farm Down (8.8 km), Bowl barrow on Earl's Farm Down within Boscombe Down Airfield, 620m south west of the covered reservoir (8.9 km), Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield, 160m south east of The Rifle and Pistol Club (9.3 km).
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