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Oval barrow on Pistle Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, situated approximately 1010 metres north-east of Stephen's Castle. The barrow exhibits an oval plan, a morphology that distinguishes it from the more common circular barrow forms found across the region. Its exact dating and construction sequence remain subjects of archaeological study, though its presence within the wider landscape of Dorset's barrow cemetery indicates its significance within prehistoric funerary practice and territorial organisation. The monument survives as an earthwork feature and constitutes an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age settlement and burial patterns in south-western England.
Oval barrow on Pistle Down, 1010m north east of Stephen's Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018182. View the official record →
Oval barrow on Pistle Down is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, situated approximately 1010 metres north-east of Stephen's Castle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018182.
Oval barrow on Pistle Down, 1010m north east of Stephen's Castle 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 1018182.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 445m south-west of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest (4 km), Bowl barrow 520m south of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest (4.3 km), Bowl barrow 620m south of Ordnance Survey triangulation pillar in Ringwood Forest (4.3 km).
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