Memorials & monuments · South East England
Flowerdown Barrows
In or near Winchester.
Flowerdown Barrows is a Bronze Age Barrow site near Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is a scheduled monument looked after by English Heritage.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester · 2.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Flowerdown Barrows is a Bronze Age Barrow site near Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is a scheduled monument looked after by English Heritage.
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Official information
Flowerdown Barrows features three well-preserved Bronze Age burial mounds located on the edge of Littleton. These mounds, constructed around 4,000 years ago, include two bowl barrows and the largest disc barrow in Hampshire, providing insight into prehistoric funerary practices.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Test SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Flowerdown Barrows is a Bronze Age Barrow site near Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is a scheduled monument looked after by English Heritage.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The site has three Bronze Age burial mounds in a much larger cemetery, two bowl barrows and a well-preserved disc barrow which has been described as "the finest in Hampshire". The disc barrow is 28 m in diameter and contains two circular mounds of 7 m and 6 m diameter respectively. The larger mound is centrally positioned and has a central hollow. The larger of the two bowl barrows is 20 m in diameter and 1 m high. The other, situated close to the edge of the disc barrow, is 8 m in diameter and only 0.3 m high.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0854, -1.3461
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Winchester
- Parish
- Littleton and Harestock
- Postcode
- SO22 6PS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Phone
- 0370 333 1181
- Nearest railway station
- Winchester — 2.7 km
- Opening
- Open any reasonable time during daylight hours
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Flowerdown Barrows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Flowerdown Barrows?
- Flowerdown Barrows is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO22 6PS), in the parish of Littleton and Harestock.
- What is Flowerdown Barrows?
- Flowerdown Barrows is a Bronze Age Barrow site near Littleton, Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is a scheduled monument looked after by English Heritage.
- How do I get to Flowerdown Barrows?
- The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SO22 6PS.
- Who owns Flowerdown Barrows?
- Flowerdown Barrows is owned by English Heritage.
- Is Flowerdown Barrows a protected site?
- Yes — Flowerdown Barrows is part of the River Test SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Itchen - 2000227 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Flowerdown Barrows free to visit?
- Yes, Flowerdown Barrows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Flowerdown Barrows?
- The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO22 6PS.