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Friar Waddon Hill round barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises a group of round barrows dating to the Bronze Age period, representing a significant concentration of burial mounds from this prehistoric era. These earthwork monuments reflect the ritual and burial practices of Bronze Age communities, with their physical form preserved as low mounds across the landscape. The barrows constitute an important archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and ceremonial activity in the Dorset region.
Friar Waddon Hill round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002752. View the official record →
Friar Waddon Hill round barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Friar Waddon Hill round barrows'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.
Friar Waddon Hill round barrows stands on Purbeck Limestone Group, bedrock that formed in the Berriasian. The rock here is limestone and mudstone, interbedded.