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Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race Down is a Neolithic long barrow and associated Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Dorset, England. The long barrow represents settlement and burial practices of the Neolithic period, whilst the round barrows indicate the continuation and intensification of funerary use of this landscape during the Bronze Age. The site demonstrates the successive phases of ritual and burial activity characteristic of Dorset's prehistoric archaeology, with the barrow cemetery showing the broader pattern of Bronze Age monument construction across the downland. The combination of Neolithic and Bronze Age features at this location illustrates the long-term significance of certain landscape locations as focal points for ceremonial and sepulchral activity.
Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020955. View the official record →
Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race Down is a Neolithic long barrow and associated Bronze Age round barrow cemetery located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020955.
Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race 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 1020955.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort called Crawford Castle (7.5 km), Bowl barrow 550m north east of Field Dairy Farm (7.9 km), Bowl barrow 500m south west of Gorcombe Farm (8.7 km).
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