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The Five Marys is a round barrow cemetery located in Dorset, England, comprising a Bronze Age funerary complex. The site consists of multiple burial mounds clustered together, typical of prehistoric ritual landscapes where successive generations interred their dead over an extended period. The barrows date from the Bronze Age, reflecting the funerary practices and social organisation of early metal-using communities in southern Britain. The monument represents an important archaeological record of prehistoric burial customs and settlement patterns in the Dorset landscape.
The Five Marys round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013344. View the official record →
The Five Marys is a round barrow cemetery located in Dorset, England, comprising a Bronze Age funerary complex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013344.
The Five Marys round barrow cemetery 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 1013344.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wardstone Barrow: a bowl barrow on the Dorset coastal ridge 300m south of Chideock Farm (2.9 km), Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery (3 km), Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery (3 km).
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