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The Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The barrows represent a typical example of Early to Middle Bronze Age burial practice, when communal or sequential inhumations were marked by earthen mounds constructed over individual or collective graves. The four mounds survive as visible earthworks within the woodland setting, preserving evidence of prehistoric ritual activity and settlement patterns in this region. Such barrow groups are characteristic features of the Dorset Bronze Age landscape and contribute to understanding the distribution and chronology of ancient burial monuments across southern England.
Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003229. View the official record →
The Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003229.
Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood 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 1003229.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Preston Roman villa (3.9 km), Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill (4.5 km), Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Group of four round barrows in Cripton Wood'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 four round barrows in Cripton Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.