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Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery near Winterbourne, Dorset. The disc barrow type, characterised by a low central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, represents a distinctive funerary tradition of the Early to Middle Bronze Age. This particular example contributes to one of Dorset's significant barrow cemeteries, which reflects the ritual and social organisation of Bronze Age communities in the region. The monument remains an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial practices and landscape use in Dorset.
Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012031. View the official record →
Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot is a Bronze Age burial monument forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery near Winterbourne, Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012031.
Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery 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 1012031.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow E of The Buildings (5.4 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (5.5 km), St Peter's Abbey (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.