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Round barrow cemetery and earlier long barrow on Ailwood Down is a prehistoric burial site in Dorset comprising both Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monuments. The site contains a long barrow of Neolithic date alongside a cemetery of round barrows of Bronze Age date, demonstrating continuous use of the location for burial purposes across these periods. The monuments reflect changing burial practices and social organisation between the Neolithic period, when communal chambered or long barrows were the dominant burial form, and the Bronze Age, when individual or small-group round barrows became standard. The site's archaeological significance lies in its illustration of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary ritual continuity in the Dorset landscape.
Round barrow cemetery and earlier long barrow on Ailwood Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014741. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery and earlier long barrow on Ailwood Down is a prehistoric burial site in Dorset comprising both Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monuments. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014741.
Round barrow cemetery and earlier long barrow on Ailwood Down 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 1014741.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 350m and 410m south of Afflington Barn (3.8 km), Pillow mound 145m south east of Eastington Farm (4 km), Bowl barrow 760m south west of Afflington Barn (4.2 km).
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