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Flowerdown Barrows

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A trio of Bronze Age burial mounds and a sarsen stone. The mounds were originally part of a larger cemetery of barrows, of which little trace remains.

There are a pair of bowl barrows, and a large disc barrow. The bowl barrows are distinctly different in size, the larger being 20 metres diameter and the smaller only 8 metres. The disc barrow is 30 metres across, with a circular platform topped by a pair of mounds. Nearby is a small sarsen stone, which was found in Dean Down Drove, and relocated here in 1984.

Disc barrows, sometimes called fancy barrows, were used by the Beaker People of the Wessex area from approximately 1800 - 1750 BCE. They are a derivative of the earlier bell barrow design, and are characterised by a broad, low shelf, or berm, surrounded by a ditch.

B3049, Littletown, Hampshire, England

About Flowerdown Barrows
Attraction Type: Prehistoric
Location: Open access site. Located at the crossroads in the centre of Littletow vilage, just off the B3049.
Website: Flowerdown Barrows
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Heritage Highlight: The disc barrow is the largest in Hampshire
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Nearest Towns and Villages Winchester - 2 miles away Salisbury - 19.9 miles away Aldermaston - 22.2 miles away Compton - 22.4 miles away Trotton - 24.1 miles away Walderton - 24.5 miles away Midhurst - 27.5 miles away Fernhurst - 27.6 miles away

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Nearest Self Catering Cottages

Foords Barn - 9.4 miles from Flowerdown Barrows Broughton, Hampshire Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £320

Spinniker - 14.7 miles from Flowerdown Barrows Hythe, Hampshire Sleeps: 7 Stay from: £490

Captains House - 15 miles from Flowerdown Barrows Hythe, Hampshire Sleeps: 6 Stay from: £535

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Nearest Hotels

Lainston House Hotel - 1.1 miles from Flowerdown Barrows Winchester, Hampshire Stay from: £99.00

The Winchester Hotel - 1.7 miles from Flowerdown Barrows Winchester, Hampshire Stay from: £36.00

The Winchester Royal - 2 miles from Flowerdown Barrows Winchester, Hampshire Stay from: £75.00

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Nearest Bed and Breakfasts

31 Queens Road - 1.8 miles from Flowerdown Barrows Winchester, Hampshire From: £40.00

Westgate Inn - 1.9 miles from Flowerdown Barrows Winchester, Hampshire From: £65.00

The Grange - 1.9 miles from Flowerdown Barrows Winchester, Hampshire From: £120.00

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