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This ancient monument in Dorset is a bell barrow and bowl barrow located approximately 60 metres west of St Michael's Middle School. Bell barrows and bowl barrows are Bronze Age funerary monuments, typically dating from the second millennium before the Common Era. The bell barrow is distinguished by its raised central mound surrounded by a ditch and outer bank, whilst the bowl barrow consists of a simple mound without the additional earthwork features. These monuments represent significant ritual and burial practices of Bronze Age communities and contribute to the archaeological record of prehistoric Dorset.
A bell barrow and a bowl barrow at St Michael's Middle School 60m west of the school buildings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015788. View the official record →
This ancient monument in Dorset is a bell barrow and bowl barrow located approximately 60 metres west of St Michael's Middle School. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015788.
A bell barrow and a bowl barrow at St Michael's Middle School 60m west of the school buildings 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 1015788.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Gravel Hill Plantation, 340m north of Arrowsmith House (3.8 km), Round barrow cemetery south and west of Rose Lawn Coppice, 600m south west of Higher Merley Farm (3.9 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra (4.2 km).
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