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Upton Great Barrow is a bell barrow located within the East Barrow Belt in Wiltshire, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a significant example of the funerary architecture characteristic of this period. Bell barrows are distinguished by their distinctive form, comprising a central mound surrounded by a flat platform or berm, enclosed by a ditch, a configuration that reflects the ritual and social practices of Bronze Age communities. The barrow's location within the East Barrow Belt, an area of considerable archaeological importance containing multiple burial monuments, underscores its place within a broader landscape of prehistoric ceremonial and mortuary activity.
Upton Great Barrow: a bell barrow in East Barrow Belt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010407. View the official record →
Upton Great Barrow is a bell barrow located within the East Barrow Belt in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010407.
Upton Great Barrow: a bell barrow in East Barrow Belt 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 1010407.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British village N of Stockton Wood (6.4 km), Earthwork enclosure in Great Ridge wood, 350m north east of Point Pond (6.5 km), Scrubbed Oak enclosure and linear boundary earthwork (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Upton Great Barrow: a bell barrow in East Barrow Belt's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Upton Great Barrow: a bell barrow in East Barrow Belt stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.