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Mound on The Leaze is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The monument survives as an earthwork of modest proportions, representative of the barrow tradition characteristic of the second millennium BCE. Such mounds typically contained inhumation burials accompanied by grave goods and served as territorial markers within the prehistoric landscape. The site's preservation on The Leaze demonstrates the continuity of Bronze Age funerary practice in the Dorset region during this formative period of English prehistory.
Mound on The Leaze is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005573. View the official record →
Mound on The Leaze is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005573.
Mound on The Leaze 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 1005573.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Gravel Hill Plantation, 340m north of Arrowsmith House (2.6 km), Two bowl barrows in Arrowsmith Coppice 200m south of Arrowsmith House (3 km), Bowl barrow on Dunyeat's Hill 650m south west of Arrowsmith House (3.1 km).
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