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Eggardon Hill disc barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Eggardon Hill in Dorset. The site comprises a circular ditch enclosing a central mound, characteristic of the disc barrow form which typically dates to the early Bronze Age, roughly 2000–1500 BCE. The barrow lies within a landscape rich in prehistoric remains and forms part of the broader pattern of Bronze Age burial practices on the Dorset downlands. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important example of the funerary architecture and ritual practices of early Bronze Age communities in southern Britain.
Eggardon Hill disc barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003060. View the official record →
Eggardon Hill disc barrow is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated on Eggardon Hill in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003060.
Eggardon Hill disc 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 1003060.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abbotsbury Castle (camp) (8.1 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (8.5 km), Dyke on Wears Hill (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Eggardon Hill disc 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.
Eggardon Hill disc barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.