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The Fishing Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Godlingston Heath in Dorset, England. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument characteristic of the Early to Middle Bronze Age period, when such mounded structures served as prominent funerary and territorial markers within the landscape. The site forms part of the significant concentration of barrow monuments found across the Dorset heathlands, which represent an important archaeological resource for understanding burial practices and settlement patterns during the Bronze Age. The monument remains designated for its archaeological importance and contributes to the broader understanding of prehistoric activity and land use in the region.
The Fishing Barrow on Godlingston Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013836. View the official record →
The Fishing Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound situated on Godlingston Heath in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013836.
The Fishing Barrow on Godlingston Heath 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 1013836.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The old prison and pump (3.6 km), Bowl barrow 500m north east of Afflington Farm (4.9 km), Medieval settlement at Afflington (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Fishing Barrow on Godlingston Heath'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.
The Fishing Barrow on Godlingston Heath stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.