What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill is a Neolithic burial site, dating to approximately 3700–2500 BCE. It is significant as one of the few known examples of linear barrow cemeteries in southern England, representing early communal burial practices and social organization in the Neolithic period.
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Places near here
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Berwick Bassett ClumpWood · 742 yd
Avebury DownHeritage attraction · 1667 yd
Rough HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Totterdown WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Hackpen HillMountain / peak · 1.2 mi
Barn at Middle FarmListed building · 1.3 mi
Edwardian post box, Berwick BassettOld post box · 1.3 mi
The RidgewayVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Hackpen White HorseHeritage attraction · 1.4 mi
Barrows on Overton Hill, West KennettMountain or hill · 2.6 mi