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Herringston round barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site consists of a group of round barrows dating to the second millennium BCE, representing a significant example of prehistoric burial practice in the region. These earthworks would have served as burial mounds for individuals of elevated status within their contemporary communities, constructed during a period when such monumental forms dominated the funerary landscape of southern Britain. The barrows remain visible as earthwork features within the Dorset landscape, contributing to our understanding of Bronze Age settlement patterns and ritual practices in the county.
Herringston round barrows is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002831. View the official record →
Herringston round barrows is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002831.
Herringston round barrows 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 1002831.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (4.7 km), Preston Roman villa (6 km), Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill (6.5 km).
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