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Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises two burial mounds that represent typical examples of barrow construction from the Bronze Age period, when such monuments served as repositories for the deceased and functioned as significant landscape markers. The barrows' survival in the Halcombe Vale area contributes to the archaeological record of Bronze Age settlement and burial practices in Dorset, and their designation as a scheduled ancient monument reflects their importance to understanding the prehistoric use and organization of this region.
Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008142. View the official record →
Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008142.
Two barrows in Halcombe Vale, 700m south west of Monastery 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 1008142.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Flower's Barrow: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork on Rings Hill (0.7 km), Round barrow on Boat Knoll (1.3 km), Bindon Hill camp (2.5 km).
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