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Two round barrows on Gussage Down is a Bronze Age monument located in Dorset. The site consists of two burial mounds characteristic of the Bronze Age period, which represent the funerary practices and settlement patterns of communities in southern England during the second millennium BCE. Round barrows of this type were constructed as earthwork monuments to contain inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods reflecting the status of the deceased. The barrows on Gussage Down contribute to the archaeological record of Bronze Age Dorset and form part of the wider landscape of prehistoric ritual and burial sites in the region.
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 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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