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Yew Down round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Berkshire, approximately 950 metres south-west of Butterbush Reservoir. The barrow survives as a circular earthwork mound typical of Bronze Age burial practice, constructed during the second millennium before the common era. Such monuments represent a significant phase in prehistoric burial tradition and landscape use, serving as enduring markers of settlement patterns and territorial organisation during this period. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1018719, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age funerary practice in southern England.
Yew Down round barrow 950m south west of Butterbush Reservoir is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018719. View the official record →
Yew Down round barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Berkshire, approximately 950 metres south-west of Butterbush Reservoir. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018719.
Yew Down round barrow 950m south west of Butterbush Reservoir 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 1018719.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grim's Ditch; section 650yds (590m) long NW of Betterton Down (0.3 km), Segsbury Camp or Letcombe Castle hillfort (3.6 km), Two platform barrows and a bowl barrow 440m south of Greenway Cottages (4.4 km).
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