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Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House is a Neolithic burial mound located on Black Down in Dorset, forming part of a significant round barrow cemetery in the south-western sector of the hill. The monument consists of an earthen mound constructed during the Neolithic period and represents an important example of early monumental funerary architecture in the region. Its presence within a concentrated group of barrows indicates the ceremonial importance of Black Down as a burial landscape during prehistoric times. The site is statutorily protected as a scheduled monument, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance.
Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013847. View the official record →
Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House is a Neolithic burial mound located on Black Down in Dorset, forming part of a significant round barrow cemetery in the south-western sector of the hill. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013847.
Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black 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 1013847.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Four bowl barrows 725m ESE of Wears Farm (4.3 km), Two round barrows on Wears Hill (4.7 km), St Peter's Abbey (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Long mound 860m NNE of Whatcombe House, associated with the round barrow cemetery on the south western part of Black Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.