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Long barrow on Pertwood Down, 1400m north-west of Lower Pertwood

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Long barrow on Pertwood Down, 1400m north-west of Lower Pertwood
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The National Heritage List for England records Long barrow on Pertwood Down, 1400m north-west of Lower Pertwood 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.
Neolithic long barrow; dates to the early to middle Neolithic period (circa 3700–3000 BCE). It represents one of the earliest forms of communal burial monuments in southern England, reflecting significant ritual and social practices of the time.

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