Scheduled MonumentsEnglandTwo barrows at Rew

Two barrows at Rew

England
List entry 1002811
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002811
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.14 hectares
Grid reference
SY 63663 90409, SY 63688 90364
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two barrows at Rew is a prehistoric funerary monument comprising two burial mounds located in Dorset, England. The barrows date to the Bronze Age and represent the funerary practices characteristic of that period, when communities constructed earthen mounds to mark the graves of their dead. Both mounds survive as landscape features of archaeological significance, contributing to the record of Bronze Age settlement and ritual activity in the county. The monument is designated as a nationally important archaeological site reflecting the early ceremonial and burial practices of prehistoric Dorset.

Two barrows at Rew is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002811. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two barrows at Rew?

Two barrows at Rew is a prehistoric funerary monument comprising two burial mounds located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002811.

Who is responsible for protecting Two barrows at Rew?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two barrows at Rew?

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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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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Local Names
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two barrows at Rew

Two barrows at Rew stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.