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Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus

England
List entry 1002793
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002793
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SU 02639 16823
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus is a Bronze Age burial mound located near the Dorset Cursus in Dorset, England. The barrow forms part of the funerary landscape associated with the Neolithic cursus monument, indicating the continued ritual significance of the area across successive prehistoric periods. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important element of the archaeological record documenting Bronze Age burial practices in southern England. The site's proximity to the Dorset Cursus suggests complex patterns of land use and ceremonial activity extending from the Neolithic into the Bronze Age.

Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002793. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus?

Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus is a Bronze Age burial mound located near the Dorset Cursus in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002793.

Who is responsible for protecting Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus?

Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002793.

What other scheduled monuments are near Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement 750m north west of Knowlton (6.5 km), Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton (6.8 km), Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles (7.2 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Literature
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval settlement 750m north west of Knowlton
6.5 km
Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton
6.8 km
Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles
7.2 km
Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn
8.1 km
Lengths of Roman road in Norwood Coppice and in The Rookery
8.3 km
Bowl barrow 240m north east of Martin's Farm Bungalow
8.8 km
Potteries at Prairie Farm
9.7 km
Sandalholme pottery works
10 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus

Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~12 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~16.9 miles
Domesday entry for Pentridge, Dorset →
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