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Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, approximately 800 metres south-west of East Creech Farm. The barrow is oval in plan, a form characteristic of certain prehistoric burial mounds in southern England, and represents evidence of early ritual and mortuary practice in the region. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the archaeological landscape documenting the use of the Dorset uplands during the prehistoric period. The site remains substantially intact as an earthwork, though detailed excavation records for this specific barrow are not widely documented in accessible scholarly literature.
Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down, 800m south west of East Creech Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014136. View the official record →
Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, approximately 800 metres south-west of East Creech Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014136.
Oval barrow at the western end of Stonehill Down, 800m south west of East Creech 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 1014136.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (3.6 km), Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (3.8 km), Kingston Down Romano-British farm (5.3 km).
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