
What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Group of three round barrows on Ballard Down as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Round barrows, Bronze Age; these earthworks are significant as examples of early funerary monuments and reflect burial practices of the period.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Bowl barrow at the eastern end of Ballard DownScheduled monument · 244 yd
Boundary StoneMonument or public art · 348 yd
Studland HillMountain / peak · 523 yd
The Warren WoodWood · 988 yd
Shep's HollowCliff · 1144 yd
Studland public conveniences and sewage pumping stationHeritage place · 1208 yd
Manor Farm House and Manor Cottage (including Front Boundary Wall)Listed building · 1312 yd
South BeachBeach / strand · 1364 yd
Ballard DownMountain / peak · 1425 yd
Cliff Erosion in Swanage Bay (north end)Cliff or headland · 1513 yd
Swanage BeachBeach / strand · 1606 yd
Small sea cave, Redend PointCave or cavern · 1678 ydOther information
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0