Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp

Two round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp

England
List entry 1009964
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Two round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located within the Salisbury Plain landscape near Bulford in Wiltshire. The barrows represent the typical burial tradition of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed to contain and commemorate the dead. Their location within the intensively used Bulford Camp area reflects the long continuity of human activity in this strategically significant region of the Salisbury Plain. The barrows survive as earthwork features, contributing to the archaeological and historical character of this important prehistoric landscape.

Two round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1009964. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp?

Two round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp, is a Bronze Age funerary monument located within the Salisbury Plain landscape near Bulford in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1009964.

Who is responsible for protecting Two round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp?

Two round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp 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 1009964.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (8.1 km), Bowl barrow 530m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (8.4 km), Bowl barrow 535m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down (8.5 km).

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