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The Group of round barrows on King Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset. The site comprises several earthwork mounds that represent burial practices typical of the second millennium BCE, reflecting the ceremonial and social importance of elevated positions in the prehistoric landscape. These barrows, situated on the downland, are characteristic of the distribution patterns found across Dorset's chalk uplands, where such monuments cluster to mark significant ritual and burial grounds. The surviving earthworks contribute to understanding Bronze Age settlement hierarchies and mortuary customs in southern England.
Group of round barrows on King Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002714. View the official record →
The Group of round barrows on King Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002714.
Group of round barrows on King Down 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 1002714.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm (6.2 km), Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm (6.7 km), Bowl barrow in Gravel Hill Plantation, 340m north of Arrowsmith House (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Group of round barrows on King Down'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 on King Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.