Seven Barrows

Seven Barrows

Seven Barrows, situated just North of Lambourn, Berkshire, England, is a site of a Bronze Age cemetery. Excavators have found that one grave alone contained the cremated remains of 100 individuals dating from 2200 BC. The site lies along the Lambourn to Kingston Lisle road. Despite its name, it actually contains 26 barrows of various types(some sources say over 30). There are bowl barrows, bell barrows, saucer barrows and disc barrows. There are also remnants of a long barrow, dating from about 3800 BC. The barrows themselves are low mounds, generally overgrown with grass and appear quite insignificant when viewed from a travelling vehicle.

Location

The site is situated mainly within Ordnance Survey mapping 1km square grid reference SU 3282


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