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Barrow 30 yards east of Dorset Cursus is a Neolithic burial mound situated in close proximity to one of Britain's most significant ceremonial monuments. The barrow forms part of the archaeological landscape associated with the Dorset Cursus, a monumental linear earthwork of Neolithic date that extends for several kilometres across the Dorset chalk downland. The barrow's positioning relative to this major ritual monument suggests it may have served as a focal point within a broader sacred landscape of the Neolithic period. As a designated heritage monument, it remains an important record of prehistoric burial practices and settlement patterns in southern England.
Barrow 30yds (27m) E of Dorset Cursus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002793. View the official record →
Barrow 30 yards east of Dorset Cursus is a Neolithic burial mound situated in close proximity to one of Britain's most significant ceremonial monuments. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002793.
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.
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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