Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLong barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn

Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn

England
List entry 1015329
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015329
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.29 hectares
Grid reference
SY 82983 97250
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Long barrow on Bere Down is a Neolithic burial monument located approximately one kilometre north-east of Roke Barn in Dorset. The structure comprises an elongated earthen mound characteristic of long barrows built during the early Neolithic period, typically between 4000 and 3000 BC. Such monuments served as communal burial places and represent significant expressions of Neolithic settlement and ritual practice in southern Britain. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork makes it an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric funerary customs and landscape use in Dorset.

Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015329. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn?

Long barrow on Bere Down is a Neolithic burial monument located approximately one kilometre north-east of Roke Barn in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015329.

Who is responsible for protecting Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn?

Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn 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 1015329.

What other scheduled monuments are near Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 380m north west of Hyford Cottage (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 300m south east of Hyford Cottage (9.8 km), Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm (10 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn

Long barrow on Bere Down, 1100m north east of Roke Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.