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Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site consists of two burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such barrows served as communal or individual grave markers across southern England. These earthworks represent important archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement and mortuary practices in the Dorset landscape. The monument's survival to the present day, despite centuries of agricultural activity, underscores its significance for understanding prehistoric land use and ritual practices in the region.
Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002805. View the official record →
Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002805.
Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down 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 1002805.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows at Down Wood (9 km), Oval barrow and three bowl barrows 250m and 330m south of Whitcombe Barn (9.4 km), Group of barrows on the golf course, Came Down (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down'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 W of Little Piddle Down stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.