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Round barrow on North Field Hill

England
List entry 1002464
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002464
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
ST 62200 00739
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Round barrow on North Field Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork mound and represents a form of funerary architecture characteristic of prehistoric communities in southern Britain, typically dating to the period between approximately 3500 and 1500 BCE. Such monuments served as focal points for the disposal and commemoration of the dead within their respective communities. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and ritual practices in the region.

Round barrow on North Field Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002464. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Round barrow on North Field Hill?

Round barrow on North Field Hill is a Neolithic or Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002464.

Who is responsible for protecting Round barrow on North Field Hill?

Round barrow on North Field 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 1002464.

What other scheduled monuments are near Round barrow on North Field Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery (9.9 km), Round barrow on Pound Hill (9.9 km), Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery (9.9 km).

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Monuments
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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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 450m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
9.9 km
Round barrow on Pound Hill
9.9 km
Bowl barrow 400m north east of Manor Farm, part of the Pound Hill round barrow cemetery
9.9 km
Two conjoined bowl barrows 550m north east of Manor Farm
9.9 km
Bowl barrow 450m NNE of West Hill Farm
10.1 km
Barrow S of Three-Cornered Plantation
10.1 km
Triple barrow and bowl barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery and part of an associated field system 250m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot
10.3 km
Disc barrow 200m north east of Winterbourne Poor Lot, forming part of the Poor Lot round barrow cemetery
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Round barrow on North Field Hill

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

The wider landscape

Around Round barrow on North Field Hill

DorchesterRoman town · ~7.7 milesMaiden CastleArchaeological site · ~8.2 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~15 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~15.2 milesSiege of Maiden CastleBattle (43) · ~8.2 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~20.1 miles
Domesday entry for Cattistock, Dorset →
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