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Round barrow N of Heave Coppice is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The barrow forms part of a cluster of burial mounds within Heave Coppice and represents the tradition of round barrow construction characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds served as communal or individual burial markers for the deceased and their grave goods. The monument survives as an earthwork and contributes to the archaeological landscape of the region, which contains numerous Bronze Age features indicative of prehistoric settlement and mortuary practice.
Round barrow N of Heave Coppice is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002876. View the official record →
Round barrow N of Heave Coppice is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002876.
Round barrow N of Heave Coppice 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 1002876.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Whitcombe Hill 500m north of Whitcombe Farm (9.3 km), Herringston round barrows (9.4 km), Medieval settlement of Winterborne Farringdon and associated remains (9.5 km).
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