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Disc barrow on Whitmoor Common

No. 768 of 1,967 in the Surrey Hills, No. 135 for history. History, 4.2 km from Guildford, just outside the Surrey Hills National Landscape.

A disc barrow, a type of prehistoric burial mound, on Whitmoor Common, protected as a scheduled monument.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-11-04).

Facts

Heritage
Scheduled monumentHistoric England, National Heritage List for England, checked 2026-11-04
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Why it ranks here

Score 0.65 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.

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If it rains

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Guildford House GalleryGrade I listed, in Guildford, just outside the areaArt and galleries
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