Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows

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Overview

A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road. Very few of the barrows here have been excavated, so it is not known what kind of burials they contain. Some may contain bodies, although by the Early Bronze Age cremation had become common, so they could contain buried cremation urns.

Features

Opening Times
Open all year
Opening Times: Open at any reasonable time during daylight hours
Facilities
Parking nearby

Location

KINGSTON RUSSELL

About the area

Dorset is made up of rugged coastlines, high chalk downlands and a chain of picturesque villages and seaside towns that make up Britain’s Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, noted for its layers of shale and numerous fossils embedded in the rock. Hidden gems of Dorset can be found down winding, country lanes that lead to snug villages hidden from view.

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Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows

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