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Two round barrows at Down Wood is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site consists of two earthen mounds characteristic of the burial practices of these prehistoric periods, when such barrows served as communal or individual sepulchres for members of local communities. The barrows form part of the wider archaeological landscape of Dorset, which contains numerous similar monuments demonstrating the region's sustained occupation and ceremonial practices from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age. Their survival into the modern period, despite agricultural land use, provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and funerary traditions in southern England.
Two round barrows at Down Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002829. View the official record →
Two round barrows at Down Wood is a Neolithic or Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002829.
Two round barrows at Down Wood 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 1002829.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Preston Roman villa (4 km), Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill (4.5 km), Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round barrows at Down Wood's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two round barrows at Down Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.