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Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Dorset. The site comprises earthwork remains characteristic of long barrow construction, a funerary tradition practised in southern England during the early Neolithic period, roughly 4000 to 3000 BC. These monuments served as collective tombs, often containing the remains of multiple individuals and reflecting the social organisation of early farming communities. The barrow at Thickthorn Farm retains archaeological significance as evidence of Neolithic settlement patterns and mortuary practice in the Dorset landscape.
Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002708. View the official record →
Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm is a Neolithic communal burial monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002708.
Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm 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 1002708.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of round barrows on King Down (8.8 km), Two bowl barrows and a disc barrow 960m north west and a bowl barrow 880m north west of Crab Farm (9.1 km), Group of round barrows NW of Badbury Rings (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm'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 SE of Thickthorn Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.