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Barrows near Dorset Cursus is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises a group of burial mounds that are situated in proximity to the Dorset Cursus, a Neolithic ritual earthwork of considerable scale and significance. These barrows represent the funerary practices of Bronze Age communities in the region and contribute to the archaeological understanding of settlement and land use patterns across the Dorset landscape during the second millennium before Christ. The monument is protected as a scheduled ancient monument, reflecting its importance to the archaeological record of southern England.
Barrows near Dorset Cursus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002792. View the official record →
Barrows near Dorset Cursus is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002792.
Barrows near 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 1002792.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 170m north east of the Horton Inn (7.2 km), Bowl barrow 240m north east of Martin's Farm Bungalow (8.4 km), Potteries at Prairie Farm (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Barrows near Dorset Cursus'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.
Barrows near Dorset Cursus stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.