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The Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises a cluster of burial mounds characteristic of the burial practices of the Bronze Age period, representing the funerary traditions and settlement patterns of prehistoric communities in southern England. These round barrows would have served as prominent landmarks in the landscape, marking the graves of individuals or family groups within the local population. The monument is designated as a nationally important archaeological site in recognition of its contribution to understanding Bronze Age society and burial customs in the region.
Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002756. View the official record →
The Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002756.
Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn 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 1002756.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch (2.8 km), Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy (2.9 km), Long barrow 400yds (360m) NW of Hill Barn (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Group of round barrows near Eweleaze Barn'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 round barrows near Eweleaze Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.