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Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation is a Neolithic burial monument located in Dorset, England. The barrow belongs to the tradition of long barrows characteristic of the Early Neolithic period, dating to approximately 4000–3000 BCE, representing some of the earliest monumental architecture in Britain. These earthen mounds typically contained one or more burial chambers and served as communal tombs for multiple individuals over an extended period. The monument survives as an earthwork and contributes to the archaeological landscape of Neolithic Dorset, forming part of the broader pattern of monumental burial practices that mark the arrival of farming communities in southern England.
Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002706. View the official record →
Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation is a Neolithic burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002706.
Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation 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 1002706.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (4.2 km), St Peter's Abbey (4.3 km), St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation'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.
Long barrow E of Northfield Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.