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The King's Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound located in Dorset, England, situated approximately 230 metres east of Bartlett's Firs. The monument represents a typical example of the round barrows that were constructed during the Bronze Age as funerary monuments for high-status individuals or community leaders, whose name or title may be reflected in the local designation "King's Barrow". As an earthwork monument of this period, it would have originally contained an inhumation or cremation burial, accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased. The barrow survives as an upstanding earth mound and constitutes an important archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices and social hierarchy in the region.
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 in Dorset, England, situated approximately 230 metres east of Bartlett's Firs. 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).
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