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Barrow on Pentridge Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Pentridge Down in Dorset. The barrow survives as an earthwork in the landscape and is representative of funerary monuments constructed during the second millennium BCE when such round barrows were a dominant form of ritual burial practice across southern England. Its preservation as an archaeological monument contributes to the understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Dorset region. The site is designated as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological importance and protected status.
Barrow on Pentridge Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002797. View the official record →
Barrow on Pentridge Down is a Bronze Age burial mound located on Pentridge Down in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002797.
Barrow on Pentridge Down 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 1002797.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton (7.5 km), Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barrow on Pentridge Down'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 on Pentridge Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.