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Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery in Dorset. These earthworks are characteristic bowl barrows, the most common form of round barrow, consisting of low mounds constructed over cremation or inhumation burials. The barrows date to the Bronze Age, a period when such funerary monuments were constructed across southern Britain as markers of status and family identity. The site's position within the larger Longlands cemetery demonstrates the clustering of burial monuments typical of Bronze Age ritual landscapes, indicating repeated use of significant burial grounds across generations.
Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013259. View the official record →
Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013259.
Two bowl barrows 400m west of Longlands Farm, forming part of the Longlands round barrow cemetery 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 1013259.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two fishponds in Oddens Wood (5.5 km), St Peter's Abbey (5.5 km), Friar Waddon Hill round barrows (5.9 km).
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