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Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Dorset. The barrow is recorded as a earthwork mound of typical Bronze Age construction, representing the funerary practices of the second millennium BCE when such monuments were prominently erected across southern England. As a designated heritage asset, it contributes to the archaeological landscape of Dorset and provides evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial customs in the region. The monument's preservation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects its importance to understanding Bronze Age society and mortuary practice in southern Britain.
Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002853. View the official record →
Round barrow NW of Long Bottom Plantation is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002853.
Round barrow NW of Long Bottom 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 1002853.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow E of The Buildings (7 km), Friar Waddon Hill round barrows (8.1 km), Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow NW of Long Bottom 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 NW of Long Bottom Plantation stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.