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A bell barrow and a bowl barrow at St Michael's Middle School 60m west of the school buildings is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. The site comprises two distinct barrow types, representing different traditions of burial mound construction characteristic of the Bronze Age period. The bell barrow, identifiable by its characteristic ditch and outer bank with a raised central mound, and the bowl barrow, a simpler form consisting of a mound surrounded by a ditch, together form an important grouping that reflects the ritual and funerary practices of prehistoric communities in the region. These monuments are designated as a scheduled ancient monument and protected heritage asset under the National Heritage List for England.
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 →
A bell barrow and a bowl barrow at St Michael's Middle School 60m west of the school buildings is a Bronze Age funerary monument located in Dorset, England. 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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