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Long barrow NE of Ashley is a Neolithic burial monument located in Dorset, England. The structure dates to the Neolithic period and represents the type of communal burial architecture characteristic of early agricultural communities in Britain. As a long barrow, it would have functioned as a monumental tomb for multiple interments, constructed from earthwork and stone in accordance with the funerary practices of its era. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and remains an important archaeological record of Neolithic settlement and ritual practice in Dorset.
Long barrow NE of Ashley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004549. View the official record →
Long barrow NE of Ashley is a Neolithic burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004549.
Long barrow NE of Ashley 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 1004549.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm (2 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (2.1 km), Group of five round barrows on White Hill (2.1 km).
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