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Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood is a Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Dorset. The site comprises three burial mounds situated south of Poxwell Big Wood, representing typical examples of the round barrow tradition that characterised funerary practices during the Bronze Age period. These earthwork monuments would originally have contained inhumations or cremations accompanied by grave goods, though the precise condition and contents of the individual barrows are not fully detailed in readily available sources. The site's survival as an identifiable archaeological feature demonstrates the landscape's long-term preservation of Bronze Age ceremonial and mortuary sites.
Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003584. View the official record →
Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood is a Bronze Age burial monument complex located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003584.
Three barrows S of Poxwell Big Wood 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 1003584.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m south east of Hill Barn: one of a group of three barrows (2.8 km), Two bowl barrows 200m south east of Hill Barn: two of a group of three barrows (2.9 km), Two bowl barrows 560m south east of Hill Barn (3.2 km).
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