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Two barrows near Ackling Dyke

England
List entry 1002786
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002786
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.13 hectares
Grid reference
SU 00622 14301, SU 00582 14303
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Two barrows near Ackling Dyke is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The barrows are situated in proximity to Ackling Dyke, the Roman road that connected Dorchester and the Badbury Rings settlement, indicating their position within a landscape of archaeological significance spanning multiple periods. The earthworks represent burial mounds typical of prehistoric burial practices in the region, though their precise dating and construction details reflect the limited visibility of such monuments in the modern landscape. This site exemplifies the layering of human activity across Dorset's archaeological record, with prehistoric funerary monuments and later Roman infrastructure sharing the same geographical space.

Two barrows near Ackling Dyke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002786. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Two barrows near Ackling Dyke?

Two barrows near Ackling Dyke is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002786.

Who is responsible for protecting Two barrows near Ackling Dyke?

Two barrows near Ackling Dyke 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 1002786.

What other scheduled monuments are near Two barrows near Ackling Dyke?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman buildings N of Witchampton Mill (8 km), Remains of medieval buildings ('Abbey buildings') (8.1 km), Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm (8.2 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.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman buildings N of Witchampton Mill
8 km
Remains of medieval buildings ('Abbey buildings')
8.1 km
Round barrow NW of High Lea Farm
8.2 km
Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice
8.7 km
Bowl barrow on The Cliff 680m NNW of Smith's Cottages
8.9 km
Bowl barrow 90m north east of Monmouth's Ash Farm
9 km
Bowl barrow on The Cliff 680m east of Luton Farm
9.1 km
Roman building SE of Abbeycroft Coppice
9.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Two barrows near Ackling Dyke

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

The wider landscape

Around Two barrows near Ackling Dyke

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~14 milesStonehengeArchaeological site · ~18.8 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~24.2 milesDorchesterRoman town · ~24.4 miles
Domesday entry for Handley, Dorset →
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