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Wiveliscombe Barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. The monument survives as an earthwork in the landscape near the town of Wiveliscombe. Like other barrows of this period, it would have functioned as a communal or individual burial structure, reflecting the funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the region. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1020773, indicating its recognition as a heritage monument of archaeological importance.
Wiveliscombe Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020773. View the official record →
Wiveliscombe Barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020773.
Wiveliscombe 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 1020773.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill Farm (1.1 km), Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House (1.6 km), Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather House (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wiveliscombe Barrow'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.
Wiveliscombe Barrow stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.