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Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Dorset. The barrow forms part of the substantial Bronze Age burial landscape that characterises this region, reflecting the ritual and commemorative practices of prehistoric communities during the second millennium BC. As a round barrow, it would originally have comprised an earthen mound covering a central burial or cremation deposit, though its present condition reflects centuries of agricultural use and natural erosion. Such monuments are distributed widely across Dorset's chalklands and heathlands, representing significant investment in the commemoration of the deceased and serving as enduring markers within the ancient landscape.
Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004552. View the official record →
Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument situated in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004552.
Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm 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 1004552.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two sections of Roman road on Barrow Hill and Corfe Hills (8.5 km), Round barrow cemetery on Barrow Hill 150m south west of Brookvale Farm (8.6 km), Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm (8.8 km).
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