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Winterbourne Bassett mound is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Wiltshire, England, near the village of Winterbourne Bassett on the Marlborough Downs. The monument consists of an earthen mound constructed during the Neolithic period, likely between 3500 and 2500 BCE, and represents an important funerary monument typical of the ritual landscape established in prehistoric Wiltshire. The barrow survives as a substantial earthwork and forms part of the significant concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in the region, contributing to the archaeological importance of the Marlborough Downs. Like other long barrows in the area, it would have functioned as a communal burial structure and focal point for Early Neolithic communities in southern Britain.
Winterbourne Bassett mound is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004749. View the official record →
Winterbourne Bassett mound is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Wiltshire, England, near the village of Winterbourne Bassett on the Marlborough Downs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004749.
Winterbourne Bassett mound 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 1004749.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure on Horton Down (9.4 km), Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down (9.4 km), Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning (9.5 km).
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