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Barrow E of Red Barn is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Dorset, England. The monument forms part of a barrow cemetery and represents the funerary practices of prehistoric communities during the Bronze Age period. As a scheduled ancient monument, it retains archaeological significance for understanding burial customs and settlement patterns of early metal-using societies in southern England. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound, preserving evidence of ritual and commemorative practice from the second millennium BC.
Barrow E of Red Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002815. View the official record →
Barrow E of Red Barn is a Bronze Age round barrow located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002815.
Barrow E of Red Barn 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 1002815.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House (6.8 km), Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy (7.2 km), Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barrow E of Red Barn's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Barrow E of Red Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.