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The Group of barrows on West Hill is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds distributed across the hilltop, representing successive phases of prehistoric burial practice spanning from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age. These earthworks form part of the broader landscape of barrow groups characteristic of Dorset's downland, reflecting the ritual and commemorative practices of early farming communities and their Bronze Age successors. The monument survives as an important archaeological resource documenting patterns of settlement, territorial organisation, and funerary custom in prehistoric southern England.
Group of barrows on West Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002771. View the official record →
The Group of barrows on West Hill is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002771.
Group of barrows on West Hill 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 1002771.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Preston Roman villa (2 km), Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill (2.6 km), Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Group of barrows on West Hill'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.
Group of barrows on West Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.