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Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary and ritual complex forming part of the broader Knowlton Circles landscape in Dorset. The site comprises a concentration of round barrows arranged within two rectilinear enclosures, representing a significant phase of monument building during the Bronze Age. These earthwork remains reflect the sustained ritual and burial practices of prehistoric communities across this landscape, and their preservation within the wider Knowlton complex contributes to understanding of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement patterns and ceremonial activity in Dorset. The barrows and enclosures survive as earthwork features that remain largely legible in the field, despite the passage of more than three millennia.
Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, associated with the Knowlton Circles is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020581. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary and ritual complex forming part of the broader Knowlton Circles landscape in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020581.
Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, associated with the Knowlton Circles 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 1020581.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm (5.4 km), Bull Barrow on Holt Heath (6.2 km), Bowl barrow on Summerlug Hill 250m south of Mannington Farm (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, associated with the Knowlton Circles'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.
Round barrow cemetery and two associated enclosures, 550m west of Wimborne Lodge, associated with the Knowlton Circles stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.