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Long barrows southeast of Thickthorn Farm is a Neolithic burial monument located in Dorset. The site comprises earthen long barrows dating to the Early Neolithic period, roughly 4000–3000 BCE, representing a significant form of communal burial architecture characteristic of early farming communities in southern Britain. These monuments would have served as focal points for ritual activity and the deposition of the dead within territorial groups. The barrows exemplify the architectural traditions of Neolithic monument building that predate the later megalithic structures more commonly encountered in the archaeological record.
Long barrows SE of Thickthorn Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002708. View the official record →
Long barrows southeast of Thickthorn Farm is a Neolithic 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).
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