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Two barrows W of Little Piddle Down is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises two burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as repositories for the deceased and markers of social status within contemporary communities. The barrows are positioned west of Little Piddle Down, forming part of the broader landscape of prehistoric funerary monuments that densely populate the Dorset chalk downlands. As designated heritage monuments, they represent important archaeological evidence of Bronze Age settlement patterns and burial practices in southern England.
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 burial monument located in Dorset, England. 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).
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