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Wor Barrow is a Neolithic long barrow located on Handley Down in Dorset, England. The monument consists of an elongated earthwork characteristic of early Neolithic burial practices, dating to approximately 3500–3000 BC. Adjacent to the long barrow are two Bronze Age bowl barrows, round burial mounds of a later period that represent the continuation of barrow construction practices on this prominent downland location. The grouping of these monuments demonstrates the sustained ritual and funerary use of this landscape across several millennia of prehistory.
Wor Barrow and two bowl barrows on Handley Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020066. View the official record →
Wor Barrow is a Neolithic long barrow located on Handley Down in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020066.
Wor Barrow and two bowl barrows on Handley 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 1020066.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement 750m north west of Knowlton (6.9 km), Group of henge monuments, an associated group of round barrows, a Saxon cemetery, and a Norman church at Knowlton (7.4 km), Round barrow cemetery south of New Barn Farm, associated with the Knowlton Circles (7.7 km).
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