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Barrow on Parsonage Hill is a Neolithic long barrow located near Winterborne St Martin in Dorset. The monument consists of an earthen mound aligned roughly east-west, representing a characteristic example of early Neolithic funerary architecture dating to approximately 3800-3000 BCE. Long barrows of this type served as communal burial structures for multiple individuals and constitute some of the earliest monumental constructions in Britain. The site retains archaeological significance as evidence of early agricultural communities and their ritual practices in prehistoric Dorset.
Barrow on Parsonage Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002783. View the official record →
Barrow on Parsonage Hill is a Neolithic long barrow located near Winterborne St Martin in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002783.
Barrow on Parsonage Hill 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 1002783.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows NW of Badbury Rings (8.4 km), Section of Roman road near Badbury Rings (8.4 km), Section of Roman road NW of Badbury Rings (8.6 km).
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