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Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset. The monument consists of a circular earthwork characteristic of funerary practice during the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as ceremonial and burial structures for communities across southern Britain. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1002490, indicating its recognised archaeological and historical importance. As a surviving example of Bronze Age mortuary archaeology in Dorset, the barrow contributes to understanding the settlement patterns and ritual practices of prehistoric societies in the region.
Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002490. View the official record →
Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002490.
Round barrow 1/4 mile (400m) N of Ridge Hill 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 1002490.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (5 km), Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House (5.6 km), Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole (5.6 km).
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