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Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Dorset, England. The barrow forms part of the landscape archaeology of the Ridgeway, a significant prehistoric route and settlement area in the county. As a round barrow, it represents the characteristic funerary architecture of the Bronze Age period, when such earthen mounds were constructed to commemorate and cover the interred remains of individuals of status. The monument survives as an earthwork feature that contributes to understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Dorset region.
Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003218. View the official record →
Round barrow on Ridgeway Hill is a Bronze Age burial monument situated in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003218.
Round barrow on Ridgeway 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 1003218.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (3.2 km), Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole (4.5 km), Preston Roman villa (4.6 km).
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