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Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down

England
List entry 1014294
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014294
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 03976 81311
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down?

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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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Civil War
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
The Fishing Barrow on Godlingston Heath
2.3 km
Bowl barrow on Godlingston Hill
2.5 km
The old prison and pump
2.7 km
Group of three bell barrows and a bowl barrow on Godlingston Heath
3.3 km
Group of medieval strip lynchets at Knitson Farm
3.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down

Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down

DorchesterRoman town · ~22.3 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~23.4 miles
Domesday entry for Whitecliff, Dorset →
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