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Two Roman barrows 200m ENE of Thornborough Bridge is a pair of earthwork burial mounds located near Thornborough in Buckinghamshire. The barrows date to the Roman period and represent funerary monuments typical of Romano-British burial practice, when such mounded structures were constructed to commemorate the dead. The site survives as earthwork remains and contributes to the archaeological evidence for Roman settlement and burial activity in the region. These monuments form part of the broader Roman landscape of Buckinghamshire and remain of significance for understanding local funerary customs and population patterns during the Romano-British period.
Two Roman barrows 200m ENE of Thornborough Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013959. View the official record →
Two Roman barrows 200m ENE of Thornborough Bridge is a pair of earthwork burial mounds located near Thornborough in Buckinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013959.
Two Roman barrows 200m ENE of Thornborough Bridge 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 1013959.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thornborough Bridge (0.2 km), A slight univallate hillfort 600m south east of Home Farm (1.6 km), Norbury: a slight univallate hillfort immediately east of Padbury Mill (3.7 km).
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Two Roman barrows 200m ENE of Thornborough Bridge stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.