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Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument typical of the period between approximately 2200 and 700 BC, when such structures were constructed as communal or individual burial places across southern Britain. The monument is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under the entry reference 1003228, indicating its recognised archaeological and historical significance. Round barrows of this type represent a distinctive funerary tradition and provide valuable evidence for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in the Dorset landscape.
Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003228. View the official record →
Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003228.
Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill 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 1003228.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Black Down, 150m north west of the Hardy Monument (9.2 km), Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument (9.2 km), Bowl barrow on Black Down, 80m south east of the Hardy Monument (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.