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Ralph's Barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and represents an important example of prehistoric funerary practice in the region, dating to the period between approximately 4000 and 1500 BCE. As a scheduled monument and entry on the National Heritage List for England, it remains archaeologically significant as evidence of the settlement and burial customs of early agricultural societies in southern England. The monument contributes to the wider landscape of Bronze Age barrow cemeteries characteristic of Dorset's chalk downlands.
Ralph's Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015793. View the official record →
Ralph's Barrow is a Neolithic or Early Bronze Age burial mound situated in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015793.
Ralph's 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 1015793.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Ramsdown Plantation, 120m north west of Brickfield Cottage (5 km), Bowl barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course 320m south of Eastlands Farm (5 km), Round barrow cemetery and earthwork enclosures in Quomp Copse 540m east of Park Cottages (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ralph's Barrow's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ralph's Barrow stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.