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Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts

England
List entry 1002671
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002671
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SY 58386 87066
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

The Grey Mare and her Colts is a Neolithic chambered tomb located near Dorset in southern England, dating to approximately 3500–3000 BCE. The monument consists of a long barrow with a stone-built burial chamber, characteristic of the megalithic funerary architecture constructed during the early Neolithic period. The site comprises a series of upright stone slabs forming an internal passage and chamber structure, with the larger stones representing the "mare" and smaller stones the "colts" in local nomenclature. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important surviving example of communal burial practice and megalithic construction technique from Neolithic Britain.

Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002671. View the official record →

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What is Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts?

The Grey Mare and her Colts is a Neolithic chambered tomb located near Dorset in southern England, dating to approximately 3500–3000 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002671.

Who is responsible for protecting Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts?

Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts 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 1002671.

What other scheduled monuments are near Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Peter's Abbey (2.2 km), Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (2.2 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (2.4 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

St Peter's Abbey
2.2 km
Two fishponds in Oddens Wood
2.2 km
Two round barrows on Wears Hill
2.4 km
St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill
2.5 km
Round barrow 250yds (230m) S of Chapel Coppice
2.9 km
Duck decoy at Abbotsbury Swannery, 630m SSW of Horsepool Farm
3.1 km
Lynchets S of Stavordale Wood
3.1 km
Round barrow E of The Buildings
3.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts

Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

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Around Chambered tomb called The Grey Mare and her Colts

Maiden CastleArchaeological site · ~5.3 milesDorchesterRoman town · ~7.1 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~22.5 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~23.9 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~5.3 miles
Domesday entry for Abbotsbury, Dorset →
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