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Two round barrows north of Came Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The barrows represent typical examples of the burial mounds constructed during the Bronze Age period, when such earthworks served as prominent markers in the landscape for elite or important community members. The site's survival to the present day, despite extensive agricultural use of the surrounding land, demonstrates the relative resilience of these substantial earthen structures. The barrows remain an important archaeological record of Bronze Age burial practices and settlement patterns in the Dorset landscape.
Two round barrows N of Came Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002828. View the official record →
Two round barrows north of Came Farm is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002828.
Two round barrows N of Came Farm 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 1002828.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Preston Roman villa (4.9 km), Romano-Celtic temple and associated remains at Jordan Hill (5.4 km), Sandy Barrow W of East Farm Dairy (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two round barrows N of Came Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Two round barrows N of Came Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.