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Three barrows N of Penn Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, comprising three burial mounds positioned to the north of Penn Hill. The barrows represent typical examples of Bronze Age mortuary practice in southern England, when such earthen mounds served as focal points for community commemoration and the interment of the deceased. The site's archaeological significance lies in its contribution to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and burial practices across the Dorset landscape. The monument remains substantially preserved as earthworks, retaining its original topographical form despite the passage of more than three millennia.
Three barrows N of Penn Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003062. View the official record →
Three barrows N of Penn Hill is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, comprising three burial mounds positioned to the north of Penn Hill. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003062.
Three barrows N of Penn Hill 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 1003062.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Friar Waddon Hill round barrows (7.4 km), Two bowl barrows 720m south east of Friar Waddon House (7.5 km), Two bowl barrows immediately south of Bayard Dairy (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three barrows N of Penn Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Three barrows N of Penn Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.