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Friar Waddon Hill is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Dorset, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds dating to the second millennium BC, representing a significant concentration of funerary monuments from the Bronze Age period. Round barrows of this type typically functioned as elite burial monuments and their distribution across the landscape reflects patterns of settlement and territorial organisation during prehistoric times. The monument's designation reflects its archaeological importance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practice and social structure in southern England.
Friar Waddon Hill round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002752. View the official record →
Friar Waddon Hill is a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002752.
Friar Waddon Hill round barrows 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 1002752.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House (3.5 km), Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross (3.5 km), Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole (4.8 km).
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