Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLong barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm

Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm

England
List entry 1019416
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019416
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.6 hectares
Grid reference
SY 66911 91976, SY 67260 91800, SY 67012 91919
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Dorset. The site comprises a long barrow of Neolithic origin, evidencing communal burial practices of the early farming communities, alongside four bowl barrows of Bronze Age date which represent the individual or family-focused inhumation traditions of the later prehistoric period. The spatial arrangement of these monuments suggests successive phases of use across more than a thousand years of prehistory. The site remains a significant archaeological record of changing funerary practices in southern England during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods.

Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019416. View the official record →

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What is Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm?

Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019416.

Who is responsible for protecting Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm?

Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm 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 1019416.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill (7.3 km), Group of barrows on West Hill (7.8 km), Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn (8.3 km).

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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm

Long barrow and four bowl barrows 500m north west of Whitfield Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.