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Earthworks on Thickthorn Down is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Dorset, England. The monument consists of a substantial earthwork mound with associated ditches, characteristic of the long barrow tradition that flourished in southern Britain during the Neolithic period, approximately 4000 to 3000 BCE. The site represents an important funerary monument of its era, constructed to contain collective burials and likely serving significant ceremonial and territorial functions for the Neolithic communities that built it. The earthwork survives as a substantial ground feature, contributing to the archaeological landscape and material record of prehistoric Dorset.
Earthworks on Thickthorn Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002457. View the official record →
Earthworks on Thickthorn Down is a Neolithic long barrow situated in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002457.
Earthworks on Thickthorn Down 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 1002457.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows on King Down (8.9 km), Two bowl barrows and a disc barrow 960m north west and a bowl barrow 880m north west of Crab Farm (9 km), Group of round barrows NW of Badbury Rings (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthworks on Thickthorn Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Earthworks on Thickthorn Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.