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The long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle is a Neolithic monument situated in the vicinity of one of Britain's most prominent Iron Age hillforts. The barrow represents the funerary practices of early farming communities in Dorset, dating to the Neolithic period, and would have functioned as a communal burial structure for successive generations. Its position relative to the later Iron Age fortress of Maiden Castle reflects the long continuity of settlement and ritual significance in this landscape. The monument survives as an earthwork feature within the archaeological complex surrounding Maiden Castle.
Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015779. View the official record →
The long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle is a Neolithic monument situated in the vicinity of one of Britain's most prominent Iron Age hillforts. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015779.
Long barrow immediately north west of Maiden Castle 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 1015779.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill (4.8 km), Group of barrows on West Hill (5.6 km), 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 (5.8 km).
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