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Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages is a Neolithic burial monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises a platform structure typical of early Neolithic funerary practice, representing an important class of prehistoric burial architecture in southern Britain. Platform barrows of this period generally served as communal or ceremonial burial grounds and are characterised by their distinctive raised earthwork construction. The monument's survival and scheduled protection reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of early Neolithic settlement patterns and mortuary practices in the Dorset landscape.
Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015876. View the official record →
Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages is a Neolithic burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015876.
Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages 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 1015876.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Group of three round barrows NE of Jackman's Cross (8.7 km), Round barrow on Stratton Down (9.1 km), Multi-period landscape including an Iron Age or Romano British settlement, part of an associated field system, six bowl barrows and an enclosure 600m south east of Langford Farm (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Platform barrow 300m south west of Lane Cottages stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.