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Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. The site consists of a cairn defined by a kerb of stones, a characteristic form of funerary construction dating to the Bronze Age period. Such kerbed cairns served as burial structures for the Bronze Age communities of southern England and represent an important category of prehistoric monumental architecture. The monument's survival as a recognisable archaeological feature contributes to the understanding of Bronze Age funerary practices and settlement patterns in Dorset.
Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002702. View the official record →
Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002702.
Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor 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 1002702.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows (3.9 km), Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows (3.9 km), Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor'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.
Kerbed cairn 590m south east of Poxwell Manor stands on Wealden Group, bedrock that formed in the Barremian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.