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Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises two distinct earthen mounds characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice, dating to the second millennium BCE. Round barrows of this period typically contained inhumation or cremation burials, often accompanied by grave goods, and served as prominent landscape markers within their contemporary settlement patterns. The monument's survival and official designation reflect its archaeological significance as evidence of Bronze Age mortuary practices and territorial organisation in the Dorset landscape.
Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003217. View the official record →
Two round barrows S of Ashton Farm is a Bronze Age burial monument located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003217.
Two round barrows S of Ashton 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 1003217.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Multi-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields (4.8 km), Humpty Dumpty Field, Radipole (5.7 km), Barrow 200yds (180m) N of the White Horse (6 km).
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