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Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset, England. The site comprises multiple burial mounds typical of the second millennium BCE, arranged across the hillside landscape and representing a concentrated cemetery of the period. These barrows form part of the extensive Bronze Age funerary archaeology of the Dorset downlands, an area particularly rich in such monuments. The group demonstrates the burial practices and settlement patterns of early Bronze Age communities in southern Britain, with the hilltop location reflecting the ceremonial and visual significance afforded to elite burial grounds during this period.
Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002701. View the official record →
Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002701.
Group of round barrows on Bincombe 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 1002701.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Preston Roman villa (2.4 km), Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill (2.8 km), Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole (3.9 km).
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