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Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex in Dorset. The site comprises a Neolithic long mound, which represents an earlier phase of burial practice, alongside three circular bowl barrows characteristic of Bronze Age inhumation traditions. Such barrow cemeteries are typical of Dorset's extensive prehistoric burial landscape and testify to sustained ritual use of prominent hilltop locations across multiple periods. The monument's preservation on Black Down provides evidence for patterns of settlement, land use, and ceremonial practice during the prehistoric era.
Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013846. View the official record →
Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument complex in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013846.
Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House 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 1013846.
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 (4.6 km), St Peter's Abbey (5.4 km).
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Long mound and three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery 760m NNE of Whatcombe House on the south western part of Black Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.