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Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down

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Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
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The National Heritage List for England records Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down 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.
Saucer barrow, dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE), is a type of round barrow typically associated with burial practices in southern England. This example is part of a larger barrow cemetery, indicating a significant prehistoric funerary landscape.

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