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Bind Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument typical of the prehistoric funerary landscape of southern England, representing a significant period of ritual burial practice spanning the third and second millennia before the Common Era. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the substantial archaeological record of Dorset's barrow cemeteries and contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the region.
Bind Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018200. View the official record →
Bind Barrow is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018200.
Bind Barrow 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 1018200.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 550m north west of Cogden Farm (0.8 km), Bowl barrow on North Hill 750m north east of Marsh Barn (2.4 km), Bowl barrow on Hammiton Hill 220m south west of Hammiton Farm (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bind Barrow'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.
Bind Barrow stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.