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Round barrow in White Hill Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The barrow is typical of funerary monuments constructed during the Bronze Age, a period when such earthen mounds were used to commemorate and inter the dead, often containing inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork within its plantation setting, preserving evidence of prehistoric burial practice in the county. Its designation in the National Heritage List reflects its archaeological importance as a record of Bronze Age society and mortuary custom in southern England.
Round barrow in White Hill Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003227. View the official record →
Round barrow in White Hill Plantation is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003227.
Round barrow in White Hill 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 1003227.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Peter's Abbey (1.5 km), Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (1.6 km), St Catherine's Chapel, field system and quarries at Chapel Hill (1.9 km).
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