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Blandford Race Down is a Romano-British settlement with two bowl barrows situated approximately 450 metres south-east of Telegraph Clump in Dorset, England. The site demonstrates Bronze Age burial practice through the presence of two round barrows whilst the Romano-British settlement evidence indicates occupation during the Roman period, reflecting the sustained use of the Dorset landscape across successive prehistoric and Roman phases. The monument's significance lies in its dual chronological character, illustrating both funerary traditions of the Bronze Age and the settlement patterns established during Romano-British occupation. The site forms part of the wider archaeological landscape of the Blandford area, which contains numerous monuments of Bronze Age and later date.
Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph Clump is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020954. View the official record →
Blandford Race Down is a Romano-British settlement with two bowl barrows situated approximately 450 metres south-east of Telegraph Clump in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020954.
Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph Clump 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 1020954.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort called Crawford Castle (7.4 km), Bowl barrow 550m north east of Field Dairy Farm (7.6 km), Bowl barrow 500m south west of Gorcombe Farm (8.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph Clump'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.
Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph Clump stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.