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The two barrows in Halcombe Vale, located 700 metres south-west of Monastery Farm near Dorset, form part of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the region. These earthwork monuments are characteristic of the burial mounds constructed during the Bronze Age, a period spanning roughly 2200 to 700 BC, when such barrows served as prominent markers of individual or family burial sites within the contemporary settlement pattern. The physical remains consist of two distinct mounded structures, which retain sufficient archaeological integrity to merit scheduling as ancient monuments. Such barrow groupings are commonly found in clusters across southern England and provide important evidence for understanding Bronze Age burial practices, settlement distribution, and the use of the landscape during this period.
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 →
The two barrows in Halcombe Vale, located 700 metres south-west of Monastery Farm near Dorset, form part of the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the region. 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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