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Pimperne Long Barrow

England
List entry 1013795
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1013795
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.5 hectares
Grid reference
ST 91753 10481
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pimperne Long Barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Dorset, England, dating to the early Bronze Age period or earlier Neolithic era. The barrow survives as an elongated earthwork mound, characteristic of long barrows constructed during the fourth and third millennia before the present, and represents an important example of monumental funerary architecture from prehistoric Britain. Such monuments typically contained communal burial deposits and served as focal points for ritual and territorial significance within their local landscapes. The site remains on the National Heritage List for England and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and burial practices in the Dorset region during the prehistoric period.

Pimperne Long Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013795. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Pimperne Long Barrow?

Pimperne Long Barrow is a Neolithic burial monument located in Dorset, England, dating to the early Bronze Age period or earlier Neolithic era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013795.

Who is responsible for protecting Pimperne Long Barrow?

Pimperne Long Barrow 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 1013795.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pimperne Long Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort called Crawford Castle (8.5 km), Roman fort at Crab Farm (8.7 km), Bowl barrow 550m north east of Field Dairy Farm (9 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Slight univallate hillfort called Crawford Castle
8.5 km
Roman fort at Crab Farm
8.7 km
Bowl barrow 550m north east of Field Dairy Farm
9 km
Bowl barrow 350m south of Gorcombe Farm
9.2 km
Bowl barrow 500m south west of Gorcombe Farm
9.3 km
Bowl barrow 650m south west of Gorcombe Farm
9.5 km
Bowl barrow 1020m south east of Charisworth Cottages
10.7 km
Combe Ditch, linear dyke
10.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pimperne Long Barrow

Pimperne Long Barrow stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Pimperne Long Barrow

DorchesterRoman town · ~18.6 milesOld SarumArchaeological site · ~19.4 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~20 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~20.6 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~20.6 miles
Domesday entry for Pimperne, Dorset →
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