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Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down is a Bronze Age burial ground located in Dorset, comprising multiple earthen mounds characteristic of the second millennium before the common era. The site contains a group of round barrows arranged across the downland landscape, representing the funerary practices and settlement patterns of Bronze Age communities in the Dorset heathlands. These monuments, though subject to some degradation over the centuries, retain sufficient archaeological integrity to demonstrate the scale and organisation of Bronze Age burial activity in the region. The cemetery forms part of the broader pattern of barrow groups distributed across the Dorset landscape, reflecting the importance of ritual and commemorative burial practices during this period.
Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017624. View the official record →
Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth Down is a Bronze Age burial ground located in Dorset, comprising multiple earthen mounds characteristic of the second millennium before the common era. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017624.
Round barrow cemetery on Bloxworth 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 1017624.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 60m north east of Hethfelton Farm (9 km), Two bowl barrows on South Heath, 290m and 370m east of Binnegar Hall (9.1 km), Bowl barrow on Worgret Heath, 320m north west of High Tor (9.2 km).
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