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Round barrow on Magiston Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The monument survives as an earthwork and represents the funerary practices of prehistoric communities during the Bronze Age period. Its inclusion in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1002451 reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of ancient burial customs and settlement patterns in the region. The barrow contributes to the wider archaeological landscape of Dorset, which contains numerous similar monuments from this period.
Round barrow on Magiston Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002451. View the official record →
Round barrow on Magiston Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002451.
Round barrow on Magiston 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 1002451.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow SW of Ashton Cottages (9.5 km), Round barrow on Shorn Hill (9.7 km), Two bowl barrows on Black Down immediately east of the Hardy Monument (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Magiston Hill'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 on Magiston Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.