Scheduled MonumentsEnglandDisc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery

Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery

England
List entry 1012031
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1012031
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.2 hectares
Grid reference
SY 59139 90831
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery?

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).

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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
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The bedrock under Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery

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.