Seven Barrows

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LocationBerkshire
Coordinates51°32′38″N 1°31′26″W / 51.5440°N 1.524°W / 51.5440; -1.524
InterestBiological
Seven Barrows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Seven Barrows is located in Berkshire
Seven Barrows
Location within Berkshire
LocationBerkshire
Grid referenceSU 328 828[1]
Coordinates51°32′38″N 1°31′26″W / 51.5440°N 1.524°W / 51.5440; -1.524
InterestBiological
Area4.0 hectares (9.9 acres)[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Seven Barrows is a Bronze Age bowl barrow cemetery,[2] 4-hectare (9.9-acre) of which are designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, at Upper Lambourn in the civil parish of Lambourn in the English county of Berkshire.[1][3] It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust[4] and it is a Scheduled Monument.[2]

The area is an unimproved chalk grassland with a rich flora and over 100 species of herbs have been recorded. It is also very rich in insects, especially butterflies, including small blue, brown argus, chalkhill blue, dark green fritillary and the scarce marsh fritillary.[5]

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