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Winterbourne Poor Lot is a round barrow cemetery in Dorset comprising twenty-one barrows that date to the Bronze Age. The site represents a significant concentration of burial monuments from the second and early first millennia BC, reflecting the importance of this landscape for funerary practice during prehistory. The barrows, which survive as earthwork mounds of varying sizes, are positioned across the open downland and constitute a substantial Bronze Age cemetery characteristic of Dorset's rich archaeological heritage. The preservation of multiple barrows in close association provides valuable evidence for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in the Wessex region.
Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012026. View the official record →
Winterbourne Poor Lot is a round barrow cemetery in Dorset comprising twenty-one barrows that date to the Bronze Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012026.
Twenty-one barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Poor Lot 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 1012026.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Wears Hill (5.3 km), Round barrow E of The Buildings (5.5 km), St Peter's Abbey (5.9 km).
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