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Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation

England
List entry 1002812
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002812
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.25 hectares
Grid reference
SY 64610 92179, SY 64764 92558, SY 64713 92343, SY 64724 92393, SY 64749 92418, SY 64744 92457, SY 64763 92479, SY 64798 92472, SY 64803 92508, SY 64742 92474
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. The site consists of a cluster of barrows, or earthen burial mounds, which represent a significant concentration of funerary activity from the Bronze Age period. Such groupings reflect the importance of particular locations as burial grounds, often used over an extended period and potentially associated with a particular community or family line. The barrows at this location contribute to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in southern England, where the construction and reuse of burial mounds formed a central part of funerary tradition.

Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002812. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation?

Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002812.

Who is responsible for protecting Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation?

Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation 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 1002812.

What other scheduled monuments are near Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friar Waddon Hill round barrows (7 km), Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House (7.1 km), Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy (7.3 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Friar Waddon Hill round barrows
7 km
Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House
7.1 km
Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy
7.3 km
Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch
7.5 km
Group of round barrows on North Bincombe Hill, S of Came Wood
8.4 km
Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn
8.4 km
Barrows in Came Wood
8.6 km
Culliford Tree long barrow and group of round barrows
8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation

Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Group of barrows in Seven Barrow Plantation

Maiden CastleArchaeological site · ~2.8 milesDorchesterRoman town · ~3 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~20.3 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~20.4 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~2.8 miles
Domesday entry for Bradford, Dorset →
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