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Four barrows on Moigns Down is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument complex located in Dorset, England. The site comprises four burial mounds representative of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period, when barrow construction was a prevalent means of commemorating the deceased across southern Britain. The barrows on Moigns Down contribute to the significant concentration of prehistoric burial monuments found across the Dorset landscape, reflecting the region's importance as a centre of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity. The monument remains a valuable archaeological record of Bronze Age mortuary customs and territorial organisation in the county.
Four barrows on Moigns Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002774. View the official record →
Four barrows on Moigns Down is a Bronze Age ceremonial monument complex located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002774.
Four barrows on Moigns 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 1002774.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows (3 km), Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows (3 km), Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery (3.3 km).
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