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Two barrows at Rew is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises two distinct burial mounds positioned in the landscape near Rew, representing a form of commemorative earthwork typical of prehistoric communities in southern England. These barrows would have functioned as focal points for ritual activity and the interment of the dead during the period spanning the Neolithic through Bronze Age, marking significant places within the settlement patterns and territorial organisation of early prehistoric societies. The monument survives as an archaeological record of funerary practices and landscape use in this region during antiquity.
Two barrows at Rew is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002811. View the official record →
Two barrows at Rew is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002811.
Two barrows at Rew 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 1002811.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross-ridge dyke on Windsbatch (5.7 km), Group of round barrows on Bincombe Hill (7.8 km), Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (7.9 km).
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