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Three Lords' Barrow is a Neolithic burial mound situated approximately 450 metres south-east of Doreys Farm in Dorset. The barrow survives as an earthwork monument of archaeological significance, representing the funerary practices of Neolithic communities in southern England. Such monuments typically date to the period between approximately 4000 and 2500 BCE, when communal burial in constructed mounds was a dominant funerary tradition across Britain. The site remains a scheduled monument, reflecting its importance to understanding the prehistoric settlement and ritual landscape of the Dorset region.
Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014840. View the official record →
Three Lords' Barrow is a Neolithic burial mound situated approximately 450 metres south-east of Doreys Farm in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014840.
Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm 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 1014840.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age settlement and associated field system on Smedmore Hill (5.4 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (6 km), Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm'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.
Three Lords' Barrow, 450m south east of Doreys Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.