What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Round barrow on Shorn 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.
Round barrow on Shorn Hill is a Neolithic burial monument, dating to approximately 2500–2000 BCE. Its significance lies in representing an early form of ceremonial and funerary practice in southern Britain.
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