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Round barrow on Rew Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork in the landscape and represents the funerary practices of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as prominent markers for elite or high-status burials within their communities. The barrow's preservation as a scheduled monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and burial custom in the region.
Round barrow on Rew Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002864. View the official record →
Round barrow on Rew Hill is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002864.
Round barrow on Rew 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 1002864.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch (4.5 km), Lime kiln 800ft (245m) NW of Langton Cross (6.4 km), Langton Cross: a wayside cross 850m south west of Tatton House (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow on Rew 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 Rew Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.