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The two round barrows situated 100 metres north-east of Itchen Abbas Roman Villa are Bronze Age burial monuments, dating to the second millennium BCE. These earthen mounds represent funerary practice during the period of early metallurgy in southern Britain, when such barrows commonly marked high-status interments or served commemorative functions within the landscape. Their proximity to the later Roman villa indicates the longstanding significance of this location as a focus for settlement and ritual activity across multiple periods. The barrows' preservation as earthwork features contributes to the archaeological understanding of Bronze Age funerary landscapes in the Test Valley region of Hampshire.
Two round barrows 100m NE of Itchen Abbas Roman Villa is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012692. View the official record →
The two round barrows situated 100 metres north-east of Itchen Abbas Roman Villa are Bronze Age burial monuments, dating to the second millennium BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012692.
Two round barrows 100m NE of Itchen Abbas Roman Villa 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 1012692.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bell barrow, bowl barrow and regular aggregate field system immediately east of Ganderdown Farm (7.6 km), Circular and rectangular enclosures at Itchen Stoke and Ovington (7.6 km), Romano-British enclosure and later hollow ways on Twyford Down (8.6 km).
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