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Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The monument survives as an earthwork mound and forms part of the Grimstone Clumps barrow group, which represents a concentrated area of prehistoric funerary activity. Such round barrows are characteristic of Bronze Age burial practice in southern England, typically dating from around 2000 to 1000 BC, and would have contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods reflecting the social status of the deceased. The barrow's survival as an upstanding earthwork contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in Dorset.
Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002832. View the official record →
Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002832.
Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps 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 1002832.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow E of The Buildings (9.5 km), Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill (9.5 km), Friar Waddon Hill round barrows (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow in Grimstone Clumps'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 Grimstone Clumps stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.