Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRound barrow on Hogcliff Hill

Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill

England
List entry 1003228
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003228
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SY 62171 96761
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill?

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).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill

Round barrow on Hogcliff Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.