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Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. The barrow forms part of a broader landscape of funerary monuments from the second millennium BC that characterises the Dorset downlands. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important archaeological resource for understanding Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the region. The site's preservation within the modern landscape contributes to the archaeological record of prehistoric Dorset.
Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002874. View the official record →
Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002874.
Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn 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 1002874.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Huck Barrow in Knighton Heath Wood (9.1 km), Medieval settlement remains at Whitcombe (9.5 km), Barrow S of Common Plantation (9.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Round barrow W of Druce Higher Barn'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 W of Druce Higher Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.