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Long barrows and a group of round barrows on Bokerly Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument complex located on the downs of Dorset. The site comprises a long barrow of Neolithic date alongside several round barrows of Bronze Age construction, representing successive phases of ritual and burial practice spanning roughly two millennia. The long barrow represents the communal burial traditions characteristic of Neolithic farming communities in southern England, whilst the round barrows reflect the individual or small group interments typical of the Bronze Age. Together, these monuments form an important archaeological landscape documenting the continuity of ritual use and burial practice across a significant span of prehistoric time.
Long barrows and group of round barrows on Bokerly Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002722. View the official record →
Long barrows and a group of round barrows on Bokerly Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age burial monument complex located on the downs of Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002722.
Long barrows and group of round barrows on Bokerly Down 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 1002722.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, associated with the Knowlton Circles (8.1 km), Boundary banks on Rye Hill and in Maldry Wood (8.2 km), Medieval settlement 750m north west of Knowlton (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrows and group of round barrows on Bokerly Down'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 barrows and group of round barrows on Bokerly Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.