Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWilbury House round barrow

Wilbury House round barrow

England
List entry 1005629
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005629
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.06 hectares
Grid reference
SU 21675 41786
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wilbury House round barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. The monument survives as a prominent earthwork and has been recognized as a significant funerary structure within the broader landscape of prehistoric Wiltshire, an area notably rich in burial monuments and ceremonial sites. The barrow's preservation and archaeological record contribute to understanding settlement and burial practices during the third and second millennia before the Common Era in the region.

Wilbury House round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005629. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wilbury House round barrow?

Wilbury House round barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005629.

Who is responsible for protecting Wilbury House round barrow?

Wilbury House round barrow 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 1005629.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wilbury House round barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 400m west of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down (7 km), Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point (7 km), Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point (7.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wilbury House round barrow

Wilbury House round barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.