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This site is a complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monuments located approximately 800 metres north of Maiden Castle in Dorset. The group comprises a long barrow of Neolithic date, three bell barrows of Bronze Age origin, and an associated fancy barrow, alongside a linear earthwork that traverses the landscape. These monuments collectively represent significant ritual and burial practices spanning several millennia, from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, reflecting the sustained ceremonial use of this locality. The monuments' proximity to Maiden Castle, one of Britain's most substantial Iron Age hillforts, indicates the enduring topographical and cultural importance of this region throughout prehistory.
Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north of Maiden Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015783. View the official record →
This site is a complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monuments located approximately 800 metres north of Maiden Castle in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015783.
Long barrow, three bell barrows, fancy barrow and a linear earthwork 800m north 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 1015783.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill (5.1 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 (6.1 km), Group of barrows E of Northdown Barn (6.5 km).
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