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Six round barrows W of Came Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset, England. The site consists of six burial mounds positioned west of Came Down, representing typical Bronze Age ritual and burial practices of southern England. These barrows form part of the extensive barrow cemetery landscape characteristic of the Dorset Downs, an area rich in prehistoric funerary monuments dating primarily to the Bronze Age period. The monument survives as an important archaeological record of early burial customs and settlement patterns in this region.
Six round barrows W of Came Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002745. View the official record →
Six round barrows W of Came Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age funerary monument complex located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002745.
Six round barrows W of Came Down 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 1002745.
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 (3.1 km), Preston Roman villa (4.4 km), Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill (4.8 km).
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