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Two round barrows on Gussage Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. The site consists of two earthwork mounds characteristic of the prehistoric burial tradition prevalent across southern England during the second millennium BCE. These barrows form part of the wider barrow cemetery landscape of the Gussage Down area, which has yielded evidence of ritual and domestic activity spanning several millennia. The monuments survive as upstanding earthworks and represent important archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age mortuary practices and settlement patterns in Dorset.
Two round barrows on Gussage Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002741. View the official record →
Two round barrows on Gussage Down is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002741.
Two round barrows on Gussage 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 1002741.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on The Cliff 775m NNW of Smith's Cottages (7.4 km), Deer park pale in Stubb's Coppice, Hogstock Coppice and Sing Close Coppice (7.5 km), Roman buildings N of Witchampton Mill (7.6 km).
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