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Parley Barrow is a bowl barrow located at the corner of Ellesfield Drive and Druid's Close in Dorset, England. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and represents a typical example of the funerary monuments constructed during this period across southern England. Bowl barrows of this type characteristically consist of a central burial chamber or grave surrounded by an earthen mound, and served as communal or individual burial sites for elevated members of Bronze Age communities. The barrow's survival in an urban setting demonstrates the preservation of prehistoric funerary landscape features within modern development, and its scheduled status reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in the region.
Parley Barrow, a bowl barrow on the corner of Ellesfield Drive and Druid's Close is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015792. View the official record →
Parley Barrow is a bowl barrow located at the corner of Ellesfield Drive and Druid's Close in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015792.
Parley Barrow, a bowl barrow on the corner of Ellesfield Drive and Druid's Close 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 1015792.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course 320m south of Eastlands Farm (4.3 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 650m south of southern corner of New Covert (5.1 km), Bowl barrow 320m north of Brickfield Cottage (5.5 km).
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