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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 →
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two barrows at Rew'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.
Two barrows at Rew stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.