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Winkelbury Hill is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds dating to the Bronze Age period, reflecting the funerary practices and settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in the region. The barrows represent an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age ritual and social organisation in the Wessex landscape. The monument's survival and scheduled protection underscore its significance as evidence of early metal-working societies in southern Britain.
Winkelbury Hill round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003002. View the official record →
Winkelbury Hill is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003002.
Winkelbury Hill round barrows 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 1003002.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 250m south of Plantation Farm (9 km), Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 570m south of Plantation Farm (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Winkelbury Hill round barrows'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.
Winkelbury Hill round barrows stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.