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The King's Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located 230 metres east of Bartlett's Firs in Dorset. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthwork characteristic of Bronze Age barrow construction in the region. Like many similar burial mounds across Dorset, it represents an important form of funerary monument from the second millennium before Christ, reflecting the burial practices and social structures of Bronze Age communities. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument, recognising its significance to our understanding of prehistoric settlement and ceremonial practice in southern England.
The King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014295. View the official record →
The King's Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located 230 metres east of Bartlett's Firs in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014295.
The King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs 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 1014295.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Harp Stone (5.1 km), Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (6.1 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs'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 King's Barrow 230m east of Bartlett's Firs stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.