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Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three burial mounds situated on elevated terrain north-northwest of Whitcombe Vale Farm in Dorset. The bell barrow, characterised by its distinctive raised central mound surrounded by a ditch and external bank, represents a more elaborate burial form typical of the middle Bronze Age, whilst the two accompanying bowl barrows constitute simpler mound structures of the same period. These monuments, located at approximately 835 metres from Whitcombe Vale Farm, survive as visible earthworks that contribute to the significant Bronze Age ceremonial and mortuary landscape of the Dorset downlands. The site is protected as a scheduled monument under the National Heritage List for England entry 1016193.
Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016193. View the official record →
Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle is a Bronze Age funerary monument comprising three burial mounds situated on elevated terrain north-northwest of Whitcombe Vale Farm in Dorset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016193.
Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm 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 1016193.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 900m south east of Chideock Farm (6.7 km), Bowl barrow 660m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery (6.7 km), Bowl barrow 650m south of Chaldon Down Buildings: part of the Chaldon Down round barrow cemetery (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bell barrow and two bowl barrows on Old Knowle, 835m NNW of Whitcombe Vale Farm stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.