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Round barrow in Buzbury Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork within the plantation woodland, representing a funerary monument typical of the second millennium before the present, when such mounds served as repositories for cremated or inhumed remains of the Bronze Age population. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and remains an important archaeological witness to prehistoric burial practices in the region. As a scheduled ancient monument, it continues to hold significance for understanding the settlement and ritual landscape of Bronze Age Dorset.
Round barrow in Buzbury Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003064. View the official record →
Round barrow in Buzbury Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003064.
Round barrow in Buzbury Plantation 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 1003064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 760m north east of Miller's Farm (8.1 km), Windmill Barrow, a bowl barrow 40m south west of Windmill Barrow Farm (8.6 km), Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow in Buzbury Plantation'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 in Buzbury Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.