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Woodhouse Hanging round barrows is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, England. The site comprises a group of round barrows that represent funerary practices spanning the later Neolithic period through to the Bronze Age, reflecting the evolving burial customs of prehistoric communities in this region. These earthwork monuments, though subject to the usual processes of erosion and agricultural activity, retain archaeological significance as evidence of ceremonial and mortuary behaviour across several millennia. The barrows form part of the wider landscape of prehistoric ritual and settlement that characterizes the chalk downlands of Wiltshire.
Woodhouse Hanging round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003727. View the official record →
Woodhouse Hanging round barrows is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument located in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003727.
Woodhouse Hanging 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 1003727.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long mound 1500yds (1370m) E of Higher Farm (9 km), Barrow near Burtts Harley (9.1 km), Round barrows near Thickthorn Farm (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Woodhouse Hanging 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.
Woodhouse Hanging round barrows stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.