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The Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The three barrows form a coherent grouping characteristic of later Neolithic and Bronze Age burial practices on the Dorset chalk downlands, where such clustered interments were common. The barrows represent the funerary tradition of elevated inhumation burials typical of the Bronze Age period, and their positioning on Ballard Down reflects the deliberate placement of burial monuments in prominent landscape locations. These earthworks remain significant as evidence of prehistoric ritual practice and settlement patterns across the chalk uplands of southern England.
Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014294. View the official record →
The Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014294.
Group of three round barrows on Ballard 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 1014294.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Ballard Down (0.2 km), The King Barrow 200m south east of The Warren Wood (0.9 km), The Ulwell Barrow 400m N of Sheperds Farm (1.7 km).
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